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The language of life : DNA and the revolution in personalized medicine  Cover Image Book Book

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

Collins, Francis S. (author.).

Summary:

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061733178 (hardback) :
  • Physical Description: xxv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, [2009]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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
Subject: Genetic screening > Popular works.
Genetic screening
Medical genetics > Popular works

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

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