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Title: 90% science fact, 10% science fiction
Review: A colleague saw that I was reading Matt Ridley's "Genome" and recommended that I follow science fact with good science fiction by reading "Darwin's Radio". Reading "Genome" turned out to be a perfect primer for "Darwin's Radio" since it covers most if not all of the esoteric biological concepts that lend to Greg Bear's brilliant story of how the next "human upgrade" might occur. It's fascinating to know that Human Endogenous Retro-Viruses (HERV) really do exist. The ending to "Darwin's Radio" seemed to be about three chapters too early or perhaps Mr. Bear plans a sequel. Nonetheless, "Darwin's Radio" was a very good read.
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