The Rayburn Bequest

Bestseller in Hard Sci Fi and Genetic Engineering Sci Fi! An eccentric scientist has left widowed philosophy professor Nora Binford an unexpected bequest: eight cages of lab rats and a shiny flash drive containing secret research into extending human life. The research could help cure her son’s life-threatening genetic disorder and ease the ills of old age for millions … or it might trigger catastrophic changes to the human genome.Does the flash drive hold a boon for humankind, a dangerous mistake, or lunatic ramblings? Should Nora sell it, give it away, or destroy it? A teacher at a beach-town community college, Nora is more comfortable running seminars for seniors than making life-altering decisions about dangerous science. Amid tempting offers—and threats—from greedy corporations and the demands of her own rebellious teenager, all the philosophers in history can’t help Nora weigh world-changing science against the future of her only child!From the bestselling author of Bloodstone and Project Hannibal