Working from the intriguing hypothesis that Alzheimer's dementia is the result of a renegade protein-beta amyloid-Tanzi and others set out to find the gene responsible for its production. Decoding Darkness takes us deep into the minds and far-flung labs of many a prominent researcher, offering an intimate view of the high stakes of molecular genetics, the revolution that propels it, the obstacles that threaten to derail it, and the families whose lives are so dependent upon it. Tanzi and Parson ultimately reveal that Alzheimer's, like heart disease, may be effectively treated-even prevented.
Copyright:
1994
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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780465012336
Related ISBNs:
9780738205267
Publisher:
Basic Books
Date of Addition:
05/04/14
Copyrighted By:
Island Press, and reprinted with permission of Island Press and Shearwater Books, Washington, D.C., and Covelo, California. The two Robert Frost quotes were reprinted by permission of Henry Holt and Company, LLC
