Description |
322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Note |
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-308) and index. |
Contents |
A tale of two revolutions -- The end of a partnership -- Industry relationships -- From artificial nose to genomics juggernaut -- The politics of the personal -- Genomics finds its hammer -- DNA's "dirty little secret" -- Disparity in the genome -- The "Gleevec scenario". |
Summary |
"A revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed genomics at the center of American medicine and a clear-eyed look at the unfulfilled promise of "personalized medicine""-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Genomics.
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Precision medicine.
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Environmental health.
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ISBN |
9780525658207 (hardcover) |
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