Natural Obsessions : Striving to Unlock the Deepest Secrets of the Cancer Cell - Softcover

Natalie Angier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1860497918 ISBN 13: 9781860497919

Publisher: Virago, 2000

Synopsis

Natalie Angier, the masterly Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, describes a world few lay people have ever seen, in a book Edward O. Wilson called 'the debut of one of the few really first-rate writers in science.' Investigating some of the great breakthroughs in recent biology, involving the cloning and deciphering of the genes that control susceptibility or resistance to cancer, Angier explores a richly human community that pursues science with near-romantic intensity. Here a special breed of men and women, in whom the desire to know the truth burns like an obsession, follow science for the betterment of the human condition, personal competitive reasons, and the sheer joy of the hunt.

About this title

About the Author

Natalie Angier's contributions to the New York Times on Science won her a Pulitzer Prize. She has won numerous awards and her most recent book WOMAN was highly acclaimed and shortlisted for the 1999 National Book Award in America.

Review

'The debut of one of the few really first-rate writers in science' E.O. WILSON 'A work of grand adventure, beauty and literature' CHICAGO TRIBUNE 'Lively, lucid ... portrays the look and feel of science' WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

Edition details

• Publisher: Virago
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860497918
• ISBN 13: 9781860497919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416