The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine

"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease.amp;#8221; amp;#8212;Barack Obama

From Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of Health, 2007 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and 15-year head of the Human Genome Project, comes one of the most important medical books of the year: The Language of Life. With accessible, insightful prose, Dr. Collins describes the medical, scientific, and genetic revolution that is currently unlocking the secrets of amp;#8220;personalized medicine,amp;#8221; and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your familyamp;#8217;s current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman (How Doctors Think), The Language of Life amp;#8220;sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart.amp;#8221;