Trouble With Lichen

FROM THE RENOWNED CLASSIC SCI-FI WRITER AND AUTHOR OF THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS AND THE CHRYSTALIDS'Ingenious' Evening StandardFrancis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution.As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth . . .Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?

ISBN:	9780141032986
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Books
Published date:	07 Aug 2008
DEWEY:	823.912
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Sales rank:	33251
Number of pages:	203
Weight:	156g
Height:	196mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	14mm

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