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Publisher: London: Cape, 1979.
Date of Publication: 1979
Binding: hard back
Edition: 1st Edition
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A JOURNALIST DISCOVERS THAT A MEDICAL INSURANCE ORGANIZATION (RATHER LIKE BUPA) HAS BEEN TISSUE-TYPING ALL ITS CLIENTS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN FACT THE COMPANY IS A FRONT AND IT HAS BUILT UP A HUGE INFORMATION BASE OF GENETIC FINGERPRINTS SO THAT IT CAN EXACTLY MATCH THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS REQUIRING TRANSPLANT SURGERY WITHOUT THE PROBLEMS OF REJECTION. IT IS BUT A BRIEF STEP TO KILLING THOSE PATEINTS WHO ARE PERFECTLY FIT SO AS TO CANNIBALIZE THEIR ORGANS FOR THE RICH AND POWERFUL (ONE OF WHOM IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.). 7/12/87-SET 10/11.5 CENTURY: A: 10000 @ $3.50: 336PP: UC=56P: MAX.
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