The Cure in the Code: How 20th Century Law Is Undermining 21st Century Medicine

by Peter W. Huber

Book Overview

Never before have two revolutions with so much potential to save and prolong human life occurred simultaneously. The converging, synergistic power of the biochemical and digital revolutions now allows us to read every letter of life's code, create precisely targeted drugs to control it, and tailor their use to individual patients. Cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and countless other killers can be vanquished -- if we make full use of the tools of modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465050689
• ISBN13: 9780465050680
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"