Xenesis

Xenesis

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name = Xenesis
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author = Beat Glogger
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country = Switzerland
language = German
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genre = Science Thriller novel
publisher = Rowohlt Verlag
pub_date = 31 October 2004
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 383 pp
isbn = ISBN 978-3499236136
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"Xenesis" is a 2004 techno-thriller by Beat Glogger, a Swiss science journalist, published by Rowohlt Verlag. The book builds around a theme of livestock that are genetically modified for xenotransplantation, as a remedy for human organ donor shortages. A film adaptation may be in progress. [ [http://www.xenesis.ch/ Xenesis | von Beat Glogger ] ]

The title is an artificial word that combines the words "xenos" -- from the Greek for "alien" -- and "Genesis" (taken from the Biblical creation story).

Awards

The book was awarded the Media Prix in 2005 by the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences, and was nominated for the 2006 Descartes Prize by the European Commission. [cite web | title=Nominees for Descartes Prize for Science Communication | last= | first= | work= | url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/43 | date=2 February 2007 | accessdate=2008-01-28 ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.medical-thriller.de/beat_glogger.html http://www.medical-thriller.de/beat_glogger.html]


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