Description
"What if the world only saves those deemed genetically worthy?" In the gray, algorithm-driven city of Berlin, Ari Fadli, a doctoral scientist from Indonesia, is developing an RNA-based vaccine said to be capable of preventing the next pandemic. But when he discovers that the vaccine only works for individuals with specific genetic profiles and that his breakthrough is being warmly embraced by a global system called ADA, he begins to question: Is this about public health, or about selection? Meanwhile in Amsterdam, Elian Vos, his partner and a theater artist, voices his critique through performance art. Distance, time, and ideology begin to erode their closeness. Yet Elian's voice messages remain Ari's emotional anchor amid experiments that are rapidly becoming ethical dilemmas. When a minor, engineered outbreak is used to test the effectiveness of this selective system, the world splits: between those who are "protected" and those who are "unqualified." Ari must choose between perfecting the system... or destroying it from within. "Selection" is a contemporary science fiction novel that blends biotechnology, global ethics, and cross-border love. A meditation on what it means to be human and who deserves to live in a world shaped by data, vaccines, and algorithms.
Chapter One. Incubation phase
