01174cam a2200289 i 4500 1261841379 TxAuBib 061004s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006046905 9780060872984 0060872985 (OCoLC)390 DLC DLC IG# BAKER WIQ IEF VP@ YDXCP RMC BTCTA CQU KAAUA BNO CHVBK LMR TxAuBib rda Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008. Next : a novel / Michael Crichton. First edition. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2006] ©2006. 431 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-431). In a near-future world where biotechnology and genetic research has become big business, the discovery of several transgenic animals leads to a legal and ethical battle over the rights to genes that can be used for commercial purposes. Genetics Fiction. Mutation (Biology) Fiction.