Pandemic
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
Edition
First G.P. Putnam's Sons premium edition.
Physical Desc
525 pages ; 20 cm.
Status
Wilhoit Public Library - FIC - Fiction Books
COOK, ROBIN
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COOK, ROBIN
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Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First G.P. Putnam's Sons premium edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes excerpt from: Genesis.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"The explosive new medical thriller from New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook. After a young, seemingly healthy woman collapses suddenly on the NYC subway and dies by the time she reaches the hospital, her case is initially chalked up to a virulent strain of influenza. That is, until she ends up on Dr. Jack Stapleton's autopsy table, where Jack discovers something eerily fishy: First, that the young woman has had a heart transplant, and second, that her DNA matches that of the transplanted heart. Strangely, two more incidences of young people with this same sudden and rapid illness follow, and Jack fears that this could be the start of an unprecedented pandemic. But the facts aren't adding up. Something is off about these cases, something creepy, and only Jack can figure it out before it's too late. Thus begins a race against time, during which Jack unveils the dark underbelly of the organ-transplant market. His name is Bui Zhao, a businessman and hospital board member who has been cheating the system by using organs and cells from chimeric pigs, via the gene-editing biotechnology CRISPER/CAS9, which allows pig genes to be inserted into living human cells. In a climactic mortal showdown, Jack must face Zhao, the megalomaniac willing to risk the fate of the world to pursue his commercial interests, if he wants to save the future of medicine"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cook, R. (2019). Pandemic (First G.P. Putnam's Sons premium edition.). G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Robin, 1940-. 2019. Pandemic. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Robin, 1940-. Pandemic G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cook, Robin. Pandemic First G.P. Putnam's Sons premium edition., G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
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