One in a Billion: The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine

by Kathleen Gallagher, Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher

Book Overview

The breathtaking story of a young boy with a never-before-seen disease, and the doctors who take a bold step into the future of medicine to save him--based on the authors' Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting. In this landmark medical narrative, in the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher chronicle the story of Nic Volker,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451661320
• ISBN13: 9781451661323
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"