“And that’s what I wanted to explore in my latest book (Altar of Eden), to dabble in the science behind such “genetic throwbacks,” to posit what might happen if a group of scientists found a way to harness this genetic potential, to literally turn back the evolutionary clock in certain species. What horrors might arise?
One of the many creatures featured in the novel is a python born with reptilian limbs, a throwback to a time before snakes lost their legs. I thought I was making this creature up, a pure fanciful construct—until a few months later, I stumbled upon an article about a Chinese snake born with a fully functional reptilian limb poking out of its flank. ”
3.5 out of 5
http://blog.hmns.org/?p=5934“And that’s what I wanted to explore in my latest book (Altar of Eden), to dabble in the science behind such “genetic throwbacks,” to posit what might happen if a group of scientists found a way to harness this genetic potential, to literally turn back the evolutionary clock in certain species. What horrors might arise?
One of the many creatures featured in the novel is a python born with reptilian limbs, a throwback to a time before snakes lost their legs. I thought I was making this creature up, a pure fanciful construct—until a few months later, I stumbled upon an article about a Chinese snake born with a fully functional reptilian limb poking out of its flank. ”
3.5 out of 5
