Francis Collins is the director of the National Institute of Health in the United States, and former head of the Human Genome Project. His most recent book, The Language of God, was a New York Times bestseller.
The former head of the Human Genome Project reveals how you can join the personalised medicine revolution
Francis Collins is the director of the National Institute of Health in the United States, and former head of the Human Genome Project. His most recent book, The Language of God, was a New York Times bestseller.
His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our
health and examine disease
*President Barack Obama*
He is a first-rate, entertaining expositor
*Kirkus*
Does a superb job of humanizing a complex scientific and medical
subject
*Starred Publishers Weekly, Pick of the Week*
With his prose reflecting a palpable excitement at the prospects of
this new form of medicine ... Collins combines uplifting cases of
direly afflicted people who benefited from knowledge gained by
genetic screening, with exhortation of the reader to learn about
and take advantage of existing and developing techniques of genetic
screening
*Booklist*
A wonderfully crafted series of scientific stories... It is,
indeed, the storytelling that is most compelling. Written in the
first person, and often lapsing into the second person, the book
gives one the sense of being in a private session with a thoughtful
physician who is willing to explain things properly... a jewel of a
book... Francis Collins has done a great service to society by
writing The Language of Life
*Nature Medicine*
[Collins'] excellent treatise empowers readers to understand the
revolution, make use of it and push for policy change. The Language
of Life is timely, current and full of moving stories
*Nature*
What makes this book stand out is the wealth of personal stories of
tragedy and triumph over disease... timely indeed
*BBC Focus*
Collins is a highly knowledgeable guide to an emerging area of
medicine... an excellent book
*New Scientist*
He is the Pete Seeger of molecular biology. When he has made a
great discovery he writes a song about it ... In his new book, he
is here to tell us that the era of personalised genetic testing is
nigh. No one could be a more authoritative messenger than Collins
... For someone so powerful, Collins has an engagingly modest and
open style.
*Guardian*
He writes as a scientist with a passion for medical progress
*Financial Times*
This readable book by Collins (The Language of God), the current director of the National Institutes of Health and former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, can help anyone understand more about how genetics and our DNA contribute to our health. Noting that many diseases are hereditary in origin, Collins reports on the latest breakthroughs in genetics research and discusses how these findings can personalize our medical care, including learning about disease risk, better treatments, and better drug choices and dosages based on our DNA. To illustrate his discussion, the author incorporates actual medical cases and offers some predictions for what we can expect from genetic research in the future, including ways to prevent aging. Each chapter concludes with a list of things to do, e.g., web sites to check and topics to discuss with your doctor. Appendixes cover the basics of genetics and drug development, as well as a comparison of direct-to-consumer DNA testing companies. VERDICT Highly recommended for lay readers interested in their health and health-care workers who need to learn about personalized medicine. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 9/15/09.]-Margaret Henderson, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our
health and examine disease * President Barack Obama *
He is a first-rate, entertaining expositor * Kirkus *
Does a superb job of humanizing a complex scientific and medical
subject * Starred Publishers Weekly, Pick of the Week *
With his prose reflecting a palpable excitement at the prospects of
this new form of medicine ... Collins combines uplifting cases of
direly afflicted people who benefited from knowledge gained by
genetic screening, with exhortation of the reader to learn about
and take advantage of existing and developing techniques of genetic
screening * Booklist *
A wonderfully crafted series of scientific stories... It is,
indeed, the storytelling that is most compelling. Written in the
first person, and often lapsing into the second person, the book
gives one the sense of being in a private session with a thoughtful
physician who is willing to explain things properly... a jewel of a
book... Francis Collins has done a great service to society by
writing The Language of Life -- Edison T Liu * Nature Medicine
*
[Collins'] excellent treatise empowers readers to understand the
revolution, make use of it and push for policy change. The Language
of Life is timely, current and full of moving stories * Nature
*
What makes this book stand out is the wealth of personal stories of
tragedy and triumph over disease... timely indeed * BBC Focus *
Collins is a highly knowledgeable guide to an emerging area of
medicine... an excellent book -- Peter Aldhous * New Scientist
*
He is the Pete Seeger of molecular biology. When he has made a
great discovery he writes a song about it ... In his new book, he
is here to tell us that the era of personalised genetic testing is
nigh. No one could be a more authoritative messenger than Collins
... For someone so powerful, Collins has an engagingly modest and
open style. -- Peter Forbes * Guardian *
He writes as a scientist with a passion for medical progress --
Andrew Jack * Financial Times *
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