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Beaker's dozenBeaker's dozen

Beaker's dozen1998

Nancy Kress

4.0(1)on Hardcover

About this book

An anthology with two novellas, Beggars in Spain, on a society where genetics does away with sleep, and Dancing on Air, on the application of genetic engineering to ballet dancing. Other stories range from designer drugs, to a feminist take on Adam and Eve.

Details

First published
1998
OL Work ID
OL1847169W

Subjects

BiotechnologyExperimentsGenetic engineeringFictionAmerican Science fictionFiction, general

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