Tyranny of the gene : personalized medicine and its threat to public health
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780525658207, 0525658203
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322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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572.86 TABERY
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572.86 TABERY
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572.86 TABERY
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572.86 TABERY
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780525658207, 0525658203
Notes
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Place of publication from publisher's website.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed genomics at the center of American medicine and a clear-eyed look at the unfulfilled promise of "personalized medicine.""--
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The United States is embarking on a medical revolution. Supporters of personalized, or precision, medicine--the tailoring of health care to our genomes--have promised to usher in a new era of miracle cures. Advocates of this gene-guided health-care practice foresee a future where skyrocketing costs can be curbed by customization and unjust disparities are vanquished by biomedical breakthroughs. Progress, however, has come slowly, and with a price too high for the average citizen. In Tyranny of the Gene, James Tabery exposes the origin story of personalized medicine--essentially a marketing idea dreamed up by pharmaceutical executives--and traces its path from the Human Genome Project to the present, revealing how politicians, influential federal scientists, biotech companies, and drug giants all rallied behind the genetic hype. The result is a medical revolution that privileges the few at the expense of health care that benefits us all.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tabery, J. (2023). Tyranny of the gene: personalized medicine and its threat to public health (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tabery, James, 1978-. 2023. Tyranny of the Gene: Personalized Medicine and Its Threat to Public Health. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tabery, James, 1978-. Tyranny of the Gene: Personalized Medicine and Its Threat to Public Health Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tabery, James. Tyranny of the Gene: Personalized Medicine and Its Threat to Public Health First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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