Xenesis is a 2004 techno-thriller by Beat Glogger, a Swiss science journalist, published by Rowohlt Verlag. The book builds around a theme of livestock that are genetically modified for xenotransplantation, as a remedy for human organ donor shortages. A film adaptation may be in progress.[1]

Xenesis
AuthorBeat Glogger
LanguageGerman
GenreScience Thriller novel
Published2004 (Rowohlt Verlag)
Publication placeSwitzerland
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages383 pp
ISBN978-3-499-23613-6
OCLC254100166

The title combines the Greek words "xenos" ("alien") and "genesis" ("beginning" or "creation").

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The book was awarded the Media Prix in 2005 by the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences and was nominated for the 2006 Descartes Prize by the European Commission.[2]

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