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The Caduceus Codes: A Novel
Brilliant prose. Vivid characters. Relevant and timely medical novel.
Scientist Manny Garcia has been plodding away for years in a California academic lab on someone else's research while his own research languishes unfinished. In the wake of an ICE investigation, he loses his job and finds purpose again in resuming his original Ai assisted genetic engineering cancer treatments. But after his unauthorized work is discovered, he must flee the United States and leave his only child behind.
Manny escapes to a small country on the coast of the violent Red Sea. The mysterious Soria Clinics wooed him there with the promise of continuing his work unfettered by regulations. At first, the clinic seems like a safe haven, but Soria's offer comes with strings. The country's monarch has designs on his technology that will use it in ways he never intended. But Soria knows about his son, so he must choose whether to violate his principles or put his son at risk.
Set in 2030, The Caduceus Codes is a powerful work by a physician that breaks open a realistic vision of our near future. The story grapples with current advancements in AI assisted medical research and genetic engineering. It explores these medical advancements in the hands of powerful players in international business and politics. The writing features a colorful cast of characters with vivid prose and tackles medical ethics and the technology that will shape our world in the near future.
Scientist Manny Garcia has been plodding away for years in a California academic lab on someone else's research while his own research languishes unfinished. In the wake of an ICE investigation, he loses his job and finds purpose again in resuming his original Ai assisted genetic engineering cancer treatments. But after his unauthorized work is discovered, he must flee the United States and leave his only child behind.
Manny escapes to a small country on the coast of the violent Red Sea. The mysterious Soria Clinics wooed him there with the promise of continuing his work unfettered by regulations. At first, the clinic seems like a safe haven, but Soria's offer comes with strings. The country's monarch has designs on his technology that will use it in ways he never intended. But Soria knows about his son, so he must choose whether to violate his principles or put his son at risk.
Set in 2030, The Caduceus Codes is a powerful work by a physician that breaks open a realistic vision of our near future. The story grapples with current advancements in AI assisted medical research and genetic engineering. It explores these medical advancements in the hands of powerful players in international business and politics. The writing features a colorful cast of characters with vivid prose and tackles medical ethics and the technology that will shape our world in the near future.
382 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2024
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