The Forever Fix
The Forever Fix
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Tells the story of gene therapy: how it works, the science behind it, how patients (mostly children) have been helped and harmed, and how scientists learned from each trial to get one step closer to its immense promise, the promise of a forever fix - a cure that eliminates the need for further surgery or medication.
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The Forever Fix by Ricki Lewis
Eight-year-old Corey Haas was nearly blind from a hereditary disorder when his sight was restored through a delicate procedure that made medical history. Like something from a science fiction novel, doctors carefully injected viruses bearing healing genes into the DNA of Corey's eyes - a few days later, Corey could see, his sight restored by gene therapy. "The Forever Fix" is the first book to tell the fascinating story of gene therapy: how it works, the science behind it, how patients (mostly children) have been helped and harmed, and how scientists learned from each trial to get one step closer to its immense promise, the promise of a "forever fix", a cure that, by fixing problems at their genetic root, eliminates the need for further surgery or medication. Told through the voices of the children and families who have been the inspiration, experimental subjects, and successes of genetic science, "The Forever Fix" is compelling and engaging narrative science that explores the future of medicine as well as the families and scientists who are breaking new ground every day.
Lewis, Ricki: - Ricki Lewis's career communicating science began with earning a Ph.D. in Genetics from Indiana University in 1980. It quickly blossomed into writing for newspapers and magazines and writing the introductory textbook Life. Since then, she has taught a variety of life science courses and has authored the textbook Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications and books about gene therapy, stem cells, and scientific discovery. She is a genetic counselor for a large medical practice, teaches a graduate online course in Genethics at Albany Medical College, and writes for Medscape Medical News, Genetic Literacy Project, Rare Disease Report, and medical journals. Ricki also writes the popular DNA Science blog at Public Library of Science and is a frequent public speaker.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780312681906 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312681909 |
| Title | The Forever Fix |
| Author | Ricki Lewis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Griffin Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-03-13 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |