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In this speculative tale, a computer operator in New York stumbles upon evidence of a 19th‑century Calcutta experiment that employed mosquitos as vectors for transferring chromosomes between humans. The discovery throws him into a web of scientific intrigue, questions of destiny, and moral quandaries surrounding genetic manipulation.
First publish date: 1924
Genre: Thriller/Medical Thriller
Authors: Amitav Ghosh
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