Identical

Identical

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Last published Wed, Sep 6, 2023

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Science Fiction

Tagsclone comingofage ethics health mental

In a world where human rights are becoming an increasingly agitating topic, and diseases are beginning to run rampant due to faltering resources, some stigmas are being left behind, discarded from the minds of those with the power to create change. Jason Lythe experienced this first hand growing up with Attention Deficit Disorder. Now, as a twenty-four year old graduate with a degree in Biology, he's still being treated as lesser. After all, who'd want to work with someone who only screws things up? That is, until he's chosen to be the basis of the first ever human clone. What initially is a lab secret will soon explode into a political frenzy that dominates the globe's discussions of ethics, morality, and the ultimate debate of nature vs nurture. Care to read?

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