The Language of Life - by Francis S Collins (Paperback)

About the Book

"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease. 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 personalized medicine, and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your family s current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman (How Doctors Think), The Language of Life sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart. "

Book Synopsis

"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." --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 "personalized medicine," and offers practical advice on how to utilize these discoveries for you and your family's current and future health and well-being. In the words of Dr. Jerome Groopman (How Doctors Think), The Language of Life "sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart."

From the Back Cover

A scientific and medical revolution has crept up on us. Twenty-one million Americans are affected by 6,000 so-called rare and orphan diseases, many of which are primarily attributable to misspelled genes. And virtually all diseases have a significant hereditary component. Diabetes, heart disease, the common cancers, mental illness, asthma, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and more are having their secrets unlocked through DNA. Families that faced common problems, without hope, are now discovering a new world of understanding, treatment, and prevention. You owe it to yourself to learn about your DNA: how it works, what it reveals, and the benefits and limits of this new knowledge.

Review Quotes

"His groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease." -- President Barack Obama

"The future of customized medicine is in your DNA; don't wait until you are sick to learn why." -- Dr. Mehmet Oz, author of You: The Owner's Manual

"With fluid prose and compelling narratives, Francis Collins makes modern medical science vivid and accessible. This book sets out hope without hype, and will enrich the mind and uplift the heart." -- Jerome Groopman, M.D., Recanati Professor, Harvard Medical School, Author of How Doctors Think

"Man's knowledge of man is undergoing the greatest revolution since Leonardo, and Francis Collins is at the leading edge of it. I am a better doctor today because Dr. Collins was my genetics professor in medical school, and now, the world gets to benefit from his wisdom by reading The Language of Life." -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Neurosurgeon at Emory University and Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN