A detailed narrative considers the unprecedented medical revolution in gene therapy, the combination of genetics and reproductive technology, and the replacement of defective genes to prevent disease, and includes the human passion, jealousy, politics, and drama behind the scenes.
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Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner, recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in 1987 for the stories on which Altered Fates was based, write for the Chicago Tribune. They live in Chicago.
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Seven years in the making, Altered Facts chronicles the saga of gene therapy, a medical revoultion unparalleled in human history. Pulitzer Prize winners Lyon and Gorner tell the story of the race to be the first in the field and they uncover the behind-the-scenes machinations and rivalries among the researchers at some of the world's leading medical centers. Seller Inventory # 00105518938
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