P53: The Gene That Cracked the Cancer Code

by Sue Armstrong

Book Overview

The story of the search for p53--the most important gene in medicine.

All of us have lurking in our DNA a most remarkable gene: it is known simply as p53 and its job is to protect us from cancer. p53: The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code tells the story of the discovery of the gene and of medical science's mission to unravel its mysteries and get to the heart of what happens in our cells when they turn cancerous. When...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472910516
• ISBN13: 9781472910516
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"