Outside Book Blog 2. We must tread lightly.

The book Prey illustrates the problem of advancing technology and research getting out of hand. Today technology has expanded greatly in a small matter of time and is used in every day life. In Prey the company Xymos is researching nanotechnology to help better medicine. However, while researching in the Nevada desert a swarm of nanoparticles get away. Due to corruption and irresponsibility chaos ensues. What was supposed to be used to advance medicine is instead used for the military. During the book you find that many consequences were not thought through and some characters lose their lives because of it. Technology is advancing to help make tomorrow better, but i believe Chrichton is trying to show that all the research must done thoroughly and correctly. It must be contained and done in a proper field. Xymos and their irresponsible research could have been a disaster and served an ill fate to many. The story may be fictional but its not just nanoparticle research that can be deadly and costly. Chernobyl was an incident where research was not conducted well and many payed with their lives. I think Chrichton is trying to give the message that technology is too big to just play around with. Neglect can leave destruction. Its mandatory that we take measures and precautions with our research and development. Chernobyl is just one of many incident where technology was used in the wrong form or fashion. If we're not careful, we can destroy our only home. Prey tells a story showing how we can neglect the outside world with technology. Chrichton is trying to reinforce that we can solve this dilemma by doing whats right and not take short cuts.