The Happiness Variant

Makeshift Stories Original Science Fiction by Alan V Hare

Mar 2, 202635:42Kids & family

Hana Grabowski, a genetic engineer with a failing gene-mod business, takes a secretive contract to restore humanity’s appetite for impulsive behaviour. When her staff threatens to revolt, she uses a variant to alter thei...

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