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The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine – From the Genome Project Leader: Hope and Practical Advice for Your Family - Softcover

Collins, Francis S.

 
9780061733185: The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine – From the Genome Project Leader: Hope and Practical Advice for Your Family
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0061733180 ISBN 13: 9780061733185
Verlag: Harper Perennial, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

A scientific and medical revolution has crept up on us. Twenty-one million Americans are affected by 6,000 so-called rare and orphan diseases, many of which are primarily attributable to misspelled genes. And virtually all diseases have a significant hereditary component. Diabetes, heart disease, the common cancers, mental illness, asthma, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and more are having their secrets unlocked through DNA. Families that faced common problems, without hope, are now discovering a new world of understanding, treatment, and prevention. You owe it to yourself to learn about your DNA: how it works, what it reveals, and the benefits and limits of this new knowledge.

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Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., is a pioneer gene hunter. He spent fifteen years as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, where he led the international Human Genome Project to a successful completion. For his revolutionary contributions to genetic research he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007, and the National Medal of Science in 2009. He is the Director of the National Institutes of Health.

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A scientific and medical revolution has crept up on us. Twenty-one million Americans are affected by 6,000 so-called rare and orphan diseases, many of which are primarily attributable to misspelled genes. And virtually all diseases have a significant hereditary component. Diabetes, heart disease, the common cancers, mental illness, asthma, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and more are having their secrets unlocked through DNA. Families that faced common problems, without hope, are now discovering a new world of understanding, treatment, and prevention. You owe it to yourself to learn about your DNA: how it works, what it reveals, and the benefits and limits of this new knowledge.

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Verlag
Harper Perennial
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0061733180
ISBN 13 
9780061733185
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
368
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