m. c. de marco

In all the excitement of the election and NaNoWriMo, I missed the news that Michael Crichton passed away on November 4th. His long list of accomplishments can be found at Wikipedia.

Via Gene Expression: Give the gift of science fiction (or at least, of medical thrillers) to urban high school students in Bridgeport, Connecticut, through Donors Choose.

During our studies of genetics, students expressed interest in some controversial applications of genetic technologies. I believe their interest in the topic has opened a door for me to introduce them to modern science fiction, specifically the book “Next” by Michael Crichton.