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Sunday, October 14, 2012

A truly mind-bending novel about the future of genetically-modified humans

A truly mind-bending novel about the future of genetically-modified humans: "Ken MacLeod's novel Intrusion, which has been a hit in the UK since it was released earlier this year, tackles a familiar issue in a completely unexpected way. Hope is a mother-to-be in a near-future London, where pregnant women are under tremendous pressure to take "Fix," a pill that corrects most known genetic defects in their fetuses. Though not mandated by law, it's likely that it will be soon — the UK has become an authoritarian medical surveillance state, where everybody's blood chemistry is monitored via bracelets whose data is transmitted to health departments."

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