Altered Fates: The Genetic Re-engineering of Human Life

Gorner, Peter, Lyon, Jeff

ISBN 10: 0393315282 / ISBN 13: 9780393315288

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers W08K-00252

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Seven years in the making, Altered Fates chronicles the saga of gene therapy, a medical revolution unparalleled in human history. In the pages of this rich and detailed narrative, whose characters include the field's leading scientists as well as key patients and their families, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors tell the story of the race to be the first to do gene therapy (a feat almost certain to garner a Nobel Prize and a place in medical history), uncovering the behind-the-scenes machinations and rivalries among the prima-donna researchers at some of the world's leading medical centers, including the National Institutes of Health. They also reveal the details of the initial human experiments in gene transfer and the agonizing decisions faced by the families of the first children to be submitted to the therapy. As Daniel Kevles observed in the New York Times Book Review, "Mr. Lyon and Mr. Gorner are highly knowledgeable about the state of human and medical genetics, and their treatment of both the science and its practitioners is vivid, accessible, and . . . gripping."

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jeff Lyon served for decades as a highly successful middle manager and executive in major corporations including Microsoft and Bank of America. He has spent another decade as a consultant and mentor to dozens of managers in the tech sector. In the organizations he has supported, he is widely recognized as a wise and trusted advisor who can help managers and leaders at all levels to achieve strategic advantage in both their jobs and their career advancement. And now, Jeff has captured his most valuable and impactful insights in "The Exceptional Middle Manager", a book that enables him to reach a much broader audience of managers and leaders who are striving to be exceptional in their roles.

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Titel: Altered Fates: The Genetic Re-engineering of...
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good