Breath from Salt
A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever
Bijal P. Trivedi
Discover the incredible story of how cystic fibrosis, once a mysterious and deadly disease, led to breakthroughs in targeted genetic therapies that could cure a myriad of genetic diseases. Follow the journey of CF from its ancient origins to its identification as one of the first human disease genes ever discovered, to the tireless efforts of patients, families, physicians, scientists, and philanthropists to find a cure. Breath from Salt is a riveting account of unlikely scientific and medical firsts, setbacks and successes, and a fascinating look into the future of genetics and medicine.
Publish Date
2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.42
ISBN
9781948836371
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Recommendations
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Recommendations
2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
This book is truly uplifting. It documents a story of remarkable scientific innovation and how it has improved the lives of almost all cystic fibrosis patients and their families. This story is especially meaningful to me because I know families who’ve benefited from the new medicines described in this book. I suspect we’ll see many more books like this in the coming years, as biomedical miracles emerge from labs at an ever-greater pace. – source