Exuviant and Other Tales

Four fanciful stories of humanity's future that examine how our imperfect human nature might influence the use of genetic manipulation and artificial intelligence in shaping tomorrow's society: An extinct alien race uses genetic manipulation and artificial intelligence to bring their knowledge to Earth and give us a utopian future. Artificial intelligence runs the world and provides for humanity's every need. What do people do with their time when partying,  drugs, tattoos and body piercing just aren't edgy enough anymore? CRISPR Critters: safe and easy genetic manipulation in the comfort of your own home. Nature herself created a creature millions of years ago that could manipulate its own genetics to evolve. Now billionaire K. Gupta will stop at nothing to learn the secret of its eternal life. What does a government do when patriotism is all but dead and whistle blowers abound? They create their own secret agent from a genetically tweaked lab grown body  and a synthetic brain; incorruptible, undetectable, lethal, and well trained in how to fake being human.