The language of life DNA and the revolution in personalized medicine

A medical revolution is upon us, and leading geneticist Collins explains its dimensions here. Our knowledge of the genetic basis for disease has increased exponentially in recent years, and we are now able to understand and treat diseases at the molecular level with personalized medicine--care based...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Francis S.
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Harper c2010.
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Table of 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.