Pandemic 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 case of influenza That is unt
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 case 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 he 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 case 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 incidences of young people with this same sudden and rapid illness crop up, 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 it s up to Jack to 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 and risky mortal showdown, Jack must face Zhao, the megalomaniac willing to risk the fate of the world to purse his commercial interests, if he wants to save the future of medicine Get A Copy Kindle Store StoresAudibleBarnes NobleWalmart eBooksApple BooksGoogle PlayAbebooksBook DepositoryIndigoAlibrisBetter World BooksI
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Robin Cook s Pandemic is the eleventh book in the Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series It is, however, the first of the set that I ve read Considering both the popularity of Cook s sizable body of work and his huge fan base, I expected so much In the end it was just not enjoyable.Generally, I avoid novels that feature the same characters over several volumes, and I do so for a number of reasons First, I have commitment issues Seriously I want to meet them, read about them and m Rob [...]
I will first say that I have been a lifelong Robin Cook fan He and Mary Higgins Clark were my two favorite authors growing up and I will always have fond memories of their novels That bring said, this book ended up a mess I have always loved the stories with Jack Stapleton but this one had him being whiny, bratty, and, honestly, completely unforgivable Both in his professional and personal life, he was just a horrible example of a protagonist I never remembered him being this incorrigable a I wi [...]
This is not science fiction A biologically active chimeric molecule CRISPR CAS9 can modify the genetic makeup of living cells The potential for use and misuse of this mechanism is quite promising on one hand and quite scary on the other This story featuring forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton of the New York City Office of Medical Examiners focuses on the use of CRISPR CAS9 in transplantation.A young woman who had a recent heart transplant collapses and dies on the New York subway Jack This is n [...]
Great idea, so so story with a shockingly terrible ending, imo This felt like an entirely different author I LITERALLY kept checking for at the end as the ending was abrupt Oh well.
This is a rather poor example of a medical thriller and a long, long way from the author s early books such as Coma The characters are wooden, the conversation is stilted and the plot downright boring and predictable Was it really written by Robin Cook The plot, such as it is, centres around a medical examiner pathologist Jack Stapleton who is churlish, childish, rude and sarcastic He has a very odd relationship with his wife Laurie, who also happens to be his boss He comes across a co This is a [...]
The protagonist was a major ass, and the dialogue was painful Concept was interesting but poorly written Sad because I was excited about becoming a medical thriller fan, but I think I ll have to search a bit harder for a good one.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here may contain spoilers The basis of this story is on an actual scientific finding of a gene editing tool known as CRISPR CAS9.With that in mind, it was both fascinating and terrifying reading this and knowing that the content could be very true one day if not already The main character is not a lovable character, but I appreciated that he was a bit realistic than some characters I have read in the past His focus on his [...]