Parasite (Parasitology, 1)

ISBN: 0316218952

Author: Grant, Mira

Condition: New

From New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant comes a vision of a decade in the future, where humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease.We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the Intestinal Bodyguard worm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system - even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. Now, years on, almost every human being has a SymboGen tapeworm living within them.But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives . . . and will do anything to get them."A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton." -John Joseph AdamsMore from Mira Grant:ParasitologyParasiteSymbiontChimeraNewsfleshFeedDeadlineBlackoutFeedbackRise