Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It - Softcover

Lewis, Ricki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250015774 ISBN 13: 9781250015778

Publisher: Griffin, 2013

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-01-08 Pages: 336 Language: English Publisher: St. Martins Griffin The Forever Fix is ??the first book to tell the fascinating story of gene therapy: how it works. the science behind it. how patients ( mostly children) have been helped and harmed. and how scientists learned from each trial to get one step closer to its immense promise. the promise of a forever fix. - a cure that. by fixing problems at their genetic root. eliminates the need for further surgery or medication.

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Review:

In this impressive, meticulously researched study of the exciting new developments in gene therapy, geneticist and journalist Lewis (Human Genetics) looks closely at the history of setbacks plaguing the treatment of rare genetic diseases as well as recent breakthroughs...Yet with each success, as Lewis recounts in this rigorous, energetic work, possibilities in treating HIV infection and dozens of other diseases might be around the next corner.--Publisher's Weekly (starred review) A fascinating account of groundbreaking science and the people who make it possible. -Kirkus. Ricki Lewis gives us the inspiring story of gene therapy as told through Corey's eyes--literally. Her book delves into the challenges modern medicine faces--both in its bitter disappointments and great successes--but it goes much deeper than that. With empathy and grace, Lewis shows us the unimaginable strength of parents with sick children and the untiring devotion of the physicians who work to find the forever fix to save them. But best of all Lewis gives us a story of profound hope. Molly Caldwell Crosby, author of The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History and Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries. The Forever Fix is a wonderful story told by one of our most gifted science and medical writers. In the tradition of Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Emperor of All Maladies, Ricki Lewis explains complex biological processes in extremely understandable ways, ultimately providing crucial insights into the modeling of disease and illustrating how gene therapy can treat and even potentially cure the most challenging of our health conditions. - Dennis A. Steindler, Ph.D., former Executive Director of the McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida. --Various

About the Author:

RICKI LEWIS is a Ph.D. geneticist, journalist, professor and genetic counselor. The author of one of the most widely used college textbooks in the field (Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, now in its 10th edition), she has also written hundreds of popular pieces on science and other topics for trade and specialized magazines, including Nature, Discover, and The Scientist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1250015774
• ISBN 13: 9781250015778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 333