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John Wyndham Country United Kingdom Language English Genre
Science fiction novel Publisher Michael Joseph Publication date
Pages 189 Preceded by The Outward Urge Followed by Chocky
Trouble with Lichen (published 1960) is a science fiction novel
by John Wyndham.  Plot summary[edit]  The plot concerns a young
woman biochemist who discovers that a chemical extracted from an
unusual strain of lichen (hence the title) can be used to retard
the ageing process, enabling people to live to around 200–300
years. Wyndham speculates how society would deal with this
prospect.  The two central characters are Diana Brackley and
Francis Saxover, two biochemists who run parallel investigations
into the properties of a specific species of lichen after Diana
notices that a trace of the specimen prevents some milk turning
sour.  She and Francis separately manage to extract from the
lichen a new drug, dub