The Spirit Gene

<p>A molecular biologist travels to the Amazon rainforest to investigate a genomic link to human spirituality....</p><p>Sparked by a mysterious hallucinogenic experience Brett Roberts catches his first glimpse of a portal to spiritual awareness.  Desperate to find a biological explanation he enters the field of biotechnology and discovers a novel gene that might help explain the effect. Brett's quest learn more leads him to the indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest where under the guidance of a Yanomami shaman his next encounter with the drug <em>yopo</em> proves much more enlightening. An answer to the ultimate question is within Brett's grasp but not if Alfredo Ruiz can prevent it a nefarious scientist from S��o Paulo who has been following Brett's experiments for years.</p>