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Nature 445, 819-820 (22 February 2007) | doi:10.1038/445819a; Published online 21 February 2007

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Calamity gene

Michael A. Goldman1

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When biotechnology spins out of control.

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by Michael  Crichton

HarperCollins: 2006. 448 pp. $27.95, £17.95

At last, a Michael Crichton novel you can put down, a vilification of science that does not make compelling reading. Next is a veritable catalogue of what could go wrong with biotechnology.