The language of life : DNA and the revolution in personalized medicine /: DNA and the revolution in personalized medicine. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Francis S. Collins.
• Other Names: Collins, Francis S
• Contents: We're not in Kansas anymore -- The future has already happened -- When genes go wrong, it gets personal -- Is it time to learn your own secrets? -- Getting personal with the big C -- What's race got to do with it? -- Genes and germs -- Genes and the brain -- Genes and aging -- The right drug at the right dose for the right person -- A vision for the future -- Genetics 101 -- A brief personal history of the Human Genome Project -- Rational drug development -- Services provided by direct to consumer genetics companies offering broad spectrum testing.
• Publisher Details: London : Profile Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (476 pages)
• Subjects: 616.042; Genetic screening -- Popular works; Medical genetics -- Popular works; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Testing; Genetics, Medical; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Genetic screening; Medical genetics; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847652096; 1847652093
• Related ISBNs: 9781846683534; 184668353X; 9780061733178; 0061733172; 0061733180; 9780061733185
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.