Sandstorm (Sigma Force, #1)

by James Rollins

“Parthenogenesis,” Safia said aloud. Kara looked confused. “It’s a form of reproduction where a female can produce an egg with an intact nucleus containing her own genetic code, which then grows and is born, an identical genetic duplicate of the mother.”

And here in a nutshell is the SECOND seed of a story that I'm always searching for. I'm looking for that bit of science that makes me go: "What if?" "Where might this lead?" "How will this effect us?" And while I can build a great big rollercoaster of an adventure based on some technological threat, what intrigued me more--and what I love to explore in a novel--is how that technology challenges us: morally, ethically, spiritually. It is in that gray area that great stories can be found.