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Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s “Eruption” is Riveting, but with a Shaky Genetic Foundation

PLOS: DNA Science

When Crichton died of cancer in 2008, he left behind a staggering trove of research about an eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. TMV is a common pathogen used in early molecular biology research. ” And aside from awakening my latent nightmares of nearly failing organic chemistry, Eruption was a great read.

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