{"product_id":"micro-a-novel-2","title":"Micro A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn Jurassic Park, he created a terrifying new world. Now, in Micro, Michael Crichton reveals a universe too small to see and too dangerous to ignore.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In a locked Honolulu office building, three men are found dead with no sign of struggle except for the ultrafine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being discovered; they are feeding a search for priceless drugs and applications on a scale beyond anything previously imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up. Nanigen MicroTechnologies dispatches the group to a mysterious lab in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open a whole new scientific frontier. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e But once in the Oahu rain forest, the scientists are thrust into a hostile wilderness that reveals profound and surprising dangers at every turn. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, they find themselves prey to a technology of radical and unbridled power. To survive, they must harness the inherent forces of nature itself. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e An instant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintage Crichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, this boundary-pushing thriller melds scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to create yet another masterpiece of sophisticated, cutting-edge entertainment. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48133391220991,"sku":"*R0011804*","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/18020173482209.jpg?v=1770082477","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/micro-a-novel-2","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}