Tight Genes
Genetic engineering + Corporate greed = A disaster that could alter the course of mankind!
VitaChrome has just hit the market. It's a vitamin and mineral supplement that claims to access athletic abilities and energy in the human body at the molecular level. The results are being showcased in an NFL team that goes from last place to the Superbowl in one year.
The devious owner hires a reporter from the LA Times to spin-dry articles to the masses. But the reporter uncovers the real source of the genetic alterations when observing subtle mutations in the athletes, and behavioral disorders.
What follows is a race to disclose to the authorities the illegal, destructive, genetic components of VitaChrome by Sam Doles before humanity suffers irreversible damage.
Huge corporate greed uses it's vast resources to silent the truth through murder, deception, marketing, and eventually an attack using their genetic resources.
Timely:
With all the publicity in recent years about genetic research, cloning, and the race to discover answers to the most serious diseases, this novel has hit home at a time when science and commerce are merging.
Research:
2 years of research went in to this book. In the manner of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook, David has tried to provide scientific correctness to the story he tells. Genetic engineering has become the fastest growing area of science in recent time. The genetic manipulation in this story is possible through modern science, although it could lead to disaster as indicated in Tight Genes. That's why it's thought provoking and timely.
Screen Writer David E. Flake: