{"product_id":"the-1-000-genome-the-revolution-in-dna-sequencing-and-the-new-era-of-personalized-medicine","title":"The $1,000 Genome: The Revolution in DNA Sequencing and the New Era of Personalized Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this essential guide to the brave new future, Dr. Kevin Davies, author of \u003ci\u003eCracking the Genome\u003c\/i\u003e, reveals the masterful ingenuity that transformed the process of decoding DNA and vividly brings the extraordinary drama of the grand scientific achievement to life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2000, President Bill Clinton signaled the completion of the Human Genome Project at a cost in excess of $2 billion. A decade later, the price for any of us to order our own personal genome sequence--a comprehensive map of the 3 billion letters in our DNA--had already dropped to just $1,000. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDozens of men and women--scientists, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and patients--have already been sequenced, pioneering a bold new era of personalized genomic medicine. The $1,000 genome has long been considered the tipping point that would open the floodgates to this revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow has this astonishing achievement been accomplished? To research the story of this unfolding revolution, critically acclaimed science writer Kevin Davies traveled to the leading centers and interviewed the entrepreneurs and pioneers in the race to achieve the $1,000 genome. Davies also profiles the future of genomic medicine and thoughtfully explores the many pressing issues raised by the tidal wave of personal genetic information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Davies, Ph.D., is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe $1,000 Genome. \u003c\/i\u003eHis previous book Cracking\u003ci\u003e the Genome\u003c\/i\u003e was translated into 15 languages. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eBio-IT World\u003c\/i\u003e, a trade magazine covering the role of technology in the life sciences. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eNature Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's leading genetics journal, which he headed for its first five years. He has also written for the \u003ci\u003eTimes (London), Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His first book, \u003ci\u003eBreakthrough \u003c\/i\u003e(co-authored with Michael White) told the story of the race for the \u003ci\u003eBRCA1 \u003c\/i\u003ebreast cancer gene. Davies holds an M.A. in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D in molecular genetics from the University of London. He held postdoctoral fellowships at MIT and Harvard Medical School before moving into science publishing as an editor with \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334651023634,"sku":"9781416569619","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a02f1b3d-2248-4a1a-a831-950890766b81.jpg?v=1727892751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-1-000-genome-the-revolution-in-dna-sequencing-and-the-new-era-of-personalized-medicine","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}