The Year of the Genome
Subtitle: A Diary of the Biological Revolution
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Times Books; Times Books/Henry Holt and Co.
Published: May 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780805070958
Subjects: DNA; Popular science; Molecular biology; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Philosophy; Genetics; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science / General; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Biotechnology; Medical innovations; Medicine
First sentence: IT'S NOW three weeks since the al-Qaida hijackers toppled the Twin Towers and killed over four thousand New Yorkers.
Description: The research physician and essayist comments on the groundbreaking biomedical issues of the year, including RU 486, stem cell research, and the return of malaria.