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Inscribed to Pat and Rob, Thanks for the use of your name for one of the characters. I hope you will enjoy it. Alan. 1st edition, 1st printing. With corresponding number line. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
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Engel, billed by his publisher as a "renowned physician," has written a medical thriller crammed with often daunting clinical detail. Nobel-hopeful and neurobiologist George Mulligan receives an urgent message to consult with other medical specialists in Paris on a case of progeria, a rare disease that prematurely and rapidly ages the human body. Dr. Mulligan's controversial theory about the genetics of human intelligence may explain his command performance at the autopsy of a Russian child who has died of progeria in France. Mulligan's lifeand that of his French counterpart in the case, Dr. Irene Saillandsuddenly becomes endangered as KGB agents try to cover up the situation. Thrust into an international medical scandal, Mulligan discovers the dead boy is a product of deliberate mutation designed by the Soviets to create a new breed of soldiers. This species of variants is based, ironically, on his own idea that simple enzyme changes in the embryo may have profound results. Though engrossing from a medical point of view, this novel may be of less interest to the casual reader trying to muddle through the medical verbiage. Mulligan's romance with Sailland has its diversionary moments but takes second place to the complex genetic background.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
In this medical thriller, two prematurely aged Russian boys travel on foot from Leningrad to Paris in nine weeks. When one of them dies, and the KGB is caught trying to steal the body, American biochemist George Mulligan is summoned by the CIA to investigate the feat of genetic engineering that produced these superintelligent and superstrongbut very illchildren. Mulligan and his French pediatrician lover finally meet the Soviet researcher who is the culprit, and Western officials confront the disturbing implications of modifying DNA to produce a master race of soldiers. Though lacking the smooth slickness of Robin Cook's novels, this has solid and clearly presented medical background, and the story is compelling. Joyce Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Variant
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Dutton Adult, 1989
ISBN 10: 1556111142
ISBN 13: 9781556111143
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dutton Adult 1989-02-09 00:00:00 Binding: Hardcover Donald I. Fine, 1988. First edition. Hardcover w unclipped dj. VG+VG+. Firm binding, unmarked pages. Mild edgewear and minimal shelfwear on dj. Seller Inventory # 41629
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing. First Edition. Small corner bump. Price-clipped dust jacket. W5C. Seller Inventory # 47521
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed "10/89 For Marie and Julie, With special affection for old friends Alan Engel MD." After an ailing Russian boy turns up at a hospital in Paris desperate for treatment for the rare disease called Progeria, officials find that the Russians have pioneered a DNA-modifying technique capable of producing people of inordinate intelligence and endurance--to comprise a race of Variants. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Seller Inventory # 001667
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First Edition, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Very scarce. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 003600
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Inscribed to Pat and Rob, Thanks for the use of your name for one of the characters. I hope you will enjoy it. Alan. 1st edition, 1st printing. With corresponding number line. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 013016
