The Eyes of Heisenberg

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The Eyes of Heisenberg is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, published in 1966.

This short novel takes places in the distant future, where a ruling class of genetically modified humans is holding society in stasis. The novel is about the negative impact and inherent problems in any static system.

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A New World in Embryo

Public Law 10927 was clear and direct. Parents were permitted to watch the genetic alterations of their gametes by skilled surgeons . . . only no one ever requested it.

When Lizbeth and Harvey Durant decided to invoke the Law; when Dr. Potter did not rearrange the most unusual genetic structure of their future son, barely an embryo growing in the State's special vat-the consequences of these decisions threatened to be catastrophic.

For never before had anyone dared defy the Rulers' decrees . . . and if They found out, it was well known that the price of disobedience was the extermination of the human race . . .