The Methuselah Gene: A Science Fiction Adventure ThrillerIn New Jersey's Barnegat Bay, two boys stumble upon a lethal marine predator that possesses remarkable healing and life-extension genes. Dr. Allen J. Johnson, a plant geneticist, finds that this animal's mutation may save the life of his son, who has an inoperable brain tumor. But Dr. Johnson must first confront a covert government agency determined to keep the life-extending genes a secret, as well as several ruthless men who will stop at nothing ? including murder ? to exploit the animal's mutations for their own selfish purposes. |
Common terms and phrases
answer arms Barnegat Bay Barnegat Inlet Bateman Beach BHERT blue blue claw crab blue crab boat Byrne cancer cells chair Chromosome claw Clayton codons crab's damn David David's tumor deck desk Devon Maddox door engine eyes feet Ferraro fish front gene therapy genetic giant crab glanced grabbed green hand head heard inside Island Jacobs Jennifer Jennifer's Jerome Jersey Jersey State Police Joey Joey's Johnson Larry leaned legs looked Lowry Lowry's Methuselah minutes morning mutation never O'Donnell Ocean County Omnigen Oyster Creek Phil Point Pleasant Canal police protein protocol pulled rail recombinant DNA ribozyme scientist side Sorkin spotted stared stern stood stop Strasser sure tell there's tissue told transom trawler's troopers tumor-suppressor turned vessel voice waiting WaveRunner waves Whaler What's worry yards