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Beaker's dozen

by Nancy Kress

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.

Biotechnology Experiments Genetic engineering Fiction
Author Nancy Kress
Published Aug
Format Book

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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.

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