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Greg Bear’s *Blood Music* centers on a laboratory breakthrough in genetic engineering. A researcher’s decision to self‑inject his own creation initiates a microscopic intelligence that begins to alter the world. The novel examines the consequences of unchecked scientific experimentation and the emergence of a new form of consciousness.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Science Fiction/Cyberpunk
Authors: Greg Bear
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