Protect your genetic information!
by Rob - March 26th, 2025.Filed under: Uncategorized.
Way back in 1997, in my Hugo Award-nominated and Seiun Award-winning novel Frameshift, I warned about US health insurance companies using nefarious means to acquire genetic profiles of potential clients.
Today, Carolyn and I had 23andMe delete our genetic data; the gene-sequencing company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and there’s a real likelihood that an insurance company, or consortium of them, will acquire 23andMe specifically for its data as a way of screening potential clients.
Frameshift was originally published by Tor. Here are buying links for the current trade paperback and ebook editions worldwide: https://sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm#fr
Library Journal: “A gripping medical SF thriller. Highly recommended.” (Included on Library Journal‘s list of the five best SF novels of 1997.)
The Calgary Herald: “A finely crafted novel with a riveting plot and complex characters, deftly exploring issues of bio-ethics and moral philosophy.”
Barnes and Noble’s Explorations: “This book should be a major novel for a larger audience than the one which visits the science fiction section: a moving, exciting, touching, suspense-laden wonder. I cannot recommend it more highly. Sawyer has my vote for the next Nebula and Hugo awards.”