The GM Effect
| "The GM Effect" | |
|---|---|
Periodical | |
| Media type | Print (Magazine) |
| Publication date | 1965 |
"The GM Effect" is a
Plot summary
While "looking for a hormonal method of removing fat from the body"[1] a group of doctors at a Yankton Technical Institute realize that the side effect of their compound 105 is a genetic memory (GM) effect, which allows the users to access memories of all of their biological ancestors. Realizing that such a discovery not only gives a complete and true insight in the history of the human race, but also grants the knowledge that the ancestors acquired, the doctors organize a meeting in which they plan to discuss how to proceed. They are, however, betrayed and killed by military forces, who then seize the formula to test it further for military use.
Reception
Like many of Herbert's stories, the sprouts of ideas mentioned in "The GM Effect" would develop fully in his other works.
References
- ^ Herbert, Frank. The Worlds of Frank Herbert, London: New English Library, 1970. p.117.
- ^ O'Reilly, Timothy. Frank Herbert. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1980.
- ^ a b Herbert, Frank. The Worlds of Frank Herbert, London: New English Library, 1970. p.120.
External links
- The GM Effect title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database