New Healers

by William R. Clark

Book Overview

Human beings have on the order of 100,000 different genes encoding the molecules needed to build and operate the human body; defects in any one of them can lead to disastrous consequences. There are an estimated 4,000 genetic disorders, which can be every bit as devastating as the diseases caused by bacteria or viruses, and in one way they are much worse: we pass them on to our children, generation after generation after generation. The New Healers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195117301
• ISBN13: 9780195117301
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Well written but...

William R. Clark's book is well written and the "technobabble" is kept to a minimum but after awhile the book does get a little boring. All together, very interesting for someone who is new to genetics but old hat for the professional.

Great tutorial on the current state of molecular medicine

Coming from the computer field, but with a strong belief that molecular medicine is the next, and last big human undertaking, this book, in it's short 200 pages, provides an accessible, understandable model for thinking about what molecular medicine is and what it can become to humans. Very clearly written--you'll follow the details even if your last biology or chemistry class was in college. Too bad a book like this doesn't have a web site to which readers could turn for updates (anyone from the publisher listening??) This would be much more useful than some of the websites for the current crop of Java books! If you're tired of wondering what DNA and genetic research is all about--buy and read this book.