In this βexcellentβ (Associated Press) blend of cutting-edge science, technology, and suspense, a young woman discovers the dark underbelly of innovation, from the #1 bestselling βmaster of the medical thrillerβ (The New York Times).
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A lavishly funded, security-conscious nanotechnology institute in the foothills of the Rockies, Nano is ahead of the curve in the competitive world of molecular manufacturing, including the construction of microbivores, tiny nanorobots with the ability to gobble up viruses and bacteria.
But when Pia Grazdani takes a job there, sheβs shocked by the secretive corporate culture. Sheβs warned by her boss not to investigate the other work being done at the gigantic facility, nor to ask questions about the source of the seemingly endless capital that funds the instituteβs research. And when Pia encounters a fellow employee on a corporate jogging path suffering the effects of a seizure, she soon realizes she may have literally stumbled upon Nanoβs human guinea pigs. Is the tech giant on the cusp of one of the biggest medical discoveries of the twenty-first centuryβa treatment option for millionsβor have they already sold out to the highest bidder?