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It was a good read, keeping my interest throughout. The book introduced the crew of Deep Space Station 47 - Vanguard Station - with Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise being secondary characters; characters who could have been replaced in the book by another Starship and another crew.

All in all a good read, but not enough for me to become "invested" in the artifact they found. This novel sets the stage for the other books in the series.

If you're looking for a good space battle, snippets of a discovery that has far reaching implications, and diplomatic drama this is the book for you.

The material is very good and Mukherjee does a good job giving us a history of genetics, keeping our interest for most of the book.

Once you get to the 70s, if you are not familiar with genetics, I would recommend watching a couple YouTube videos on DNA, RNA and gene sequencing. Mukherjee has some excellent diagrams explaining a genes role within an organism, but it does get more technical as the science of the gene explodes in the 70s and continues to grow as each decade passes.

Overall a good read. I would recommend it to someone interested in the history of genetics.

This was a good read. The story moved well and left you guessing until near the end. No surprise ending, no shocking twists to explain anything - everything fit well together into a solid horror story.

It was well written, though I was left wanting a little more insight into the "haunting" of Hill House. Eleanor's decent into madness was well done from the start of the book (subtle) to the end (dramatic). The ending, unfortunatley, was a bit of a dissapointment.

A gripping, engaging, infuriating, and heartbreaking story about how the cancer cells of Henrietta Lacks revolutionized medical research, and the impact that had on her family.

The author, Rebecca Skloot, did an amazing job telling the story of the Lacks family, HeLa cells, and in particular, Deborah Lacks (Henrietta's daughter). I recommend reading this book.