The language of life : DNA and the revolution in personalized medicine / Francis S. Collins.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxv, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0061733172 : HRD
  • 9780061733178
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616/.042 22
LOC classification:
  • RB155.65 .C65 2010
NLM classification:
  • QZ 50
Contents:
The future has already happened -- When genes go wrong, it gets personal -- Is it time to learn your own secrets? -- Getting personal with the big C -- What's race got to do with it? -- Genes and germs -- Genes and the brain -- Genes and aging -- The right drug at the right dose for the right person -- A vision for the future.
Summary: The leader of the Human Genome Project explains how ongoing improvements in DNA testing will usher in a new era of customized medicine.
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Includes index.

The future has already happened -- When genes go wrong, it gets personal -- Is it time to learn your own secrets? -- Getting personal with the big C -- What's race got to do with it? -- Genes and germs -- Genes and the brain -- Genes and aging -- The right drug at the right dose for the right person -- A vision for the future.

The leader of the Human Genome Project explains how ongoing improvements in DNA testing will usher in a new era of customized medicine.

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