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Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
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ISBN
9780061733178

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061733172
ISBN-13
9780061733178
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72089918

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Language of Life : D N A and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, Health Care Delivery, Genetics, General, Pharmacology
Type
Textbook
Author
Francis S. Collins
Subject Area
Science, Medical
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-025832
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." -- President Barack Obama "The future of customized medicine is in your DNA; don't wait until you are sick to learn why." -- Dr. Mehmet Oz, author of You: The Owner's Manual "With fluid prose and compelling narratives, Francis Collins makes modern medical science vivid and accessible. This book sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart." -- Jerome Groopman, M.D., Recanati Professor, Harvard Medical School, Author of How Doctors Think "Man's knowledge of man is undergoing the greatest revolution since Leonardo, and Francis Collins is at the leading edge of it. I am a better doctor today because Dr. Collins was my genetics professor in medical school, and now, the world gets to benefit from his wisdom by reading The Language of Life." -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Neurosurgeon at Emory University and Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, With fluid prose and compelling narratives, Francis Collins makes modern medical science vivid and accessible. This book sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart., Man's knowledge of man is undergoing the greatest revolution since Leonardo, and Francis Collins is at the leading edge of it. I am a better doctor today because Dr. Collins was my genetics professor in medical school, and now, the world gets to benefit from his wisdom by reading The Language of Life.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
616/.042
Synopsis
"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." --Barack Obama From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one of the most important medical books of the year: The Language of Life . With accessible, insightful prose, Dr. Collins describes the medical, scientific, and genetic revolution that is currently unlocking the secrets of "personalized medicine," and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your family's current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman ( How Doctors Think ), The Language of Life "sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart.", "His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." --Barack Obama From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one of the most important medical books of the year: The Language of Life. With accessible, insightful prose, Dr. Collins describes the medical, scientific, and genetic revolution that is currently unlocking the secrets of "personalized medicine," and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your family's current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman (How Doctors Think), The Language of Life "sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart.", "His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." -Barack Obama From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one of the most important medical books of the year: The Language of Life. With accessible, insightful prose, Dr. Collins describes the medical, scientific, and genetic revolution that is currently unlocking the secrets of "personalized medicine," and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your family's current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman (How Doctors Think), The Language of Life "sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart."
LC Classification Number
RB155.65.C65 2009

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