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His Brother's Keeper

One Family's Journey to the Edge of Medicine

His Brother's Keeper( )
Author: Weiner, Jonathan
ISBN:978-0-06-001008-9
Publication Date:Jun 2005
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Ecco
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $16.99
Book Description:

Stephen Heywood was twenty-nine years old when he learned that he was dying of ALS -- Lou Gehrig's disease. Almost overnight his older brother, Jamie, turned himself into a genetic engineer in a quixotic race to cure the incurable. His Brother's Keeper is a powerful account of their story, as they travel together to the edge of medicine.

The book brings home for all of us the hopes and fears of the new biology. In this dramatic and suspenseful narrative, Jonathan Weiner gives...
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Book Details
Pages:384
Detailed Subjects: Family & Relationships / Siblings
Science / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Science / Biotechnology
Medical / Neurology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.31 x 8 x 0.87 Inches
Book Weight:0.725 Pounds



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