Despite her surname, Cláudia Abdala was blond and blue eyed. Nothing that looked artificial, but so what? Nowadays, a good doctor can reprogram virtually any gene, including those esponsible for pigmentation. There is an endless debate about the “futile” use ethics of retroviral therapy, but whoever has the money to pay does not usually pay attention to these things.
Fiction is full of researchers who live by repeating things like “there are no coincidences” or “I don’t believe in coincidences,” but chance is a far more powerful influence than most people are willing to admit. Randomness and incompetence kill far more people than professional murderers and crime geniuses.
From ‘Soylent Green is People!’ by Carlos Orsi
‘Solarpunk: Ecological and fantastical stories in a sustainable world. An Anthology’
Published by World Weaver Press in 2018.
