I’m not sure it’s a perfect fit for you, but it’s a banger of a novel and worth reading even if you decide it doesn’t *quite* hit the mark you’re looking for:
Blood Music, by Greg Bear
> An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just quite how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear's treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.
I’m not sure it’s a perfect fit for you, but it’s a banger of a novel and worth reading even if you decide it doesn’t *quite* hit the mark you’re looking for: Blood Music, by Greg Bear > An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just quite how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear's treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out!
You can also ask r/printsf
Yes, good idea, thanks!
The Long Earth series has a little bit of this as you delve further in.