: Nanotechnology and genetic engineering are in the same limelight that
: radiation and chemistry stood in fifty years ago, and I know just enough
: about nanotechnology that common fictional applications are either
: absurdly unimaginative or pure bullshit. I mean, look, when nanomachines
: can turn you into an exact duplicate of your late wife and change you back
: in the snap of a finger, that's just pure bullshit. It's magic, but the
: author expects you to nod and take you seriously.
: Bonus points if you know exactly which story I'm talking about. The author is
: pretty famous, and it was one of his last works.
Been a while since I read it, but doesn't something like that happen in Prey by Crichton?