In this âexcellentâ (Associated Press) blend of cutting-edge science, technology, and suspense, a young woman discovers the dark underbelly of innovation, from the #1 bestselling âmaster of the medical thrillerâ (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, sheâs shocked by the secretive corporate culture. Sheâs 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 instituteâs 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 Nanoâs human guinea pigs. Is the tech giant on the cusp of one of the biggest medical discoveries of the twenty-first centuryâa treatment option for millionsâor have they already sold out to the highest bidder?
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