The Icelandic Cure

Paperback | 1 March 2018 | Edition Number 1

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In the year 2021, Jane Tokugawa leads a U.S. delegation from the Centers for Disease Control to investigate a new retroviral gene therapy approved in Iceland, a shining nation churning out Olympic medalists, chess masters, and brilliant artists. As Tokugawa learns more about the Hratthnif protocol from head scientist/founder Asdis Luthersdottir, she begins to question the motives of some of her delegation's members. Hratthnif ("fast knife") is curing diseases and mental illness, changing lives for the better. But who controls it? What are the limits? As the true mission of her delegation becomes clear, Tokugawa makes a decision that will affect millions of lives.

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"The primary impetus for Moyer's chapbook is the morally ambiguous matter of genetic engineering, which should haunt any advancing medical establishment. Moyer's research into neurology and gene therapy gives Jane a credible persona. Her intellectual progress as she unearths fragments of the mystery is lovingly tied to the ever-greater--and ever more crucial--questions of self-determination."-- "Arkansas International" (1/1/2018 12:00:00 AM)
"Moyer's novelette, winner of the 2016 Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Prize, is a curious blend of ethical thought exercise and medical jargon couched in introspection. Jane Tokugawa is a representative of the U.S. Center for Disease Control, part of a delegation sent to Iceland to learn about a new gene-altering technology that promises to revolutionize health care and potentially eradicate physical and mental illnesses."-- "Publishers Weekly" (1/1/2018 12:00:00 AM)

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