{"product_id":"micro-michael-crichton-richard-preston-9780060873028","title":"Micro: A Novel | Michael Crichton \u0026 Richard Preston","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, he created a terrifying new world. Now, in \u003cstrong\u003eMicro: A Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e, master of suspense \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Crichton\u003c\/strong\u003e and acclaimed science writer \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Preston\u003c\/strong\u003e reveal a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore. Pitting nature against unbridled technology, this boundary-pushing thriller melds cutting-edge microbiology with pulse-pounding survival adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eBook Overview \u0026amp; Core Themes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eWhen seven brilliant Cambridge graduate students are recruited by Nanigen MicroTechnologies to conduct research at a mysterious laboratory in Hawaii, they expect access to revolutionary scientific tools. Instead, after discovering dark corporate secrets, they are targeted by Nanigen's ruthless CEO, who uses magnetic miniaturization technology to shrink the group down to half an inch tall and abandon them in the Oahu rainforest. Thrust into a hostile wilderness, the microscopic scientists must harness their knowledge of insect behavior, biochemistry, and natural forces to survive monstrous ecological threats and expose corporate crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eKey areas examined within this work include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eMicrobiology, entomology, bioprospecting, and micro-robotics at a half-inch scale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eThe hyper-detailed, violent realities of insect predation, plant biochemistry, and rainforest ecology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eCorporate greed, unethical scientific experimentation, and radical technology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eHigh-stakes survival mechanics combining scientific knowledge with natural forces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Crichton\u003c\/strong\u003e (1942–2008) was a Harvard-trained physician, author, and filmmaker who pioneered the modern techno-thriller with bestsellers like \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSphere\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCongo\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePrey\u003c\/em\u003e, selling over 200 million copies worldwide. 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