The Language of Life, Francis S. Collins
The Language of Life, Francis S. Collins
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The Language of Life
DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine

Author: Francis S. Collins

Narrator: Greg Itzin

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/05/2010

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

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.”

About Francis S. Collins

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeremy on June 25, 2010

(forthcoming review in the World Medical and Health Policy) Dr. Francis Collins is one of the most distinguished scientists of his generation, not just in America but around the world. His work in genetics stands at the pinnacle of medical science, and his role in the Human Genome Project as administ......more

Goodreads review by مَودَّة on September 20, 2019

الكتاب تم نشره لأول مرة في عام 2010، وفَعلتْ حسن عندما قررت العبيكان نشره مترجما في 2015 (بحيث تعاني المكتبة العربية من شح ملحوظ في هذا المجال). هو كتاب موجه للعامة ،من 341صفحة، ويفضي إلى إرشادهم نحو *تحسين فرص البقاء بصحة جيدة* !، عن طريق التنويه إلى أهمية الأخذ بـ*التاريخ الصحي للعائلة* . و بالرغم......more

Goodreads review by David on December 20, 2013

Really easy to read and digest book about the recent discoveries in the human genome project and general genetic research but someone who really knows. I learnt a lot and can now understand what a gene is, a base pair, and an insight into how one mis-spell in the genome could lead to a devastating h......more

Goodreads review by Julie on September 28, 2010

This isn't a book I'd usually pick up. Written by the director of the Human Genome Project, it's all about genetics and how recent revolutions in that field will affect the future of personalized medicine. That said, it's very well-written. Dr. Collins writes for a lay audience, presenting enough ba......more

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