Genes, Dreams & Realities

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"The theme of this book is the future of molecular biology and its potential contribution to human welfare. .The role of genetics is explained and, against this background, a close examination is made of the quest to find a cure for cancer. Other subjects discussed include ageing, mental disease, and population control. The result is startling. .In clear and lucid terms one of the world's great medical scientists provides an insight into the frontier fields of medical science. His book is not only remarkable for what it says but also for the way in which it bridges the seemingly unbridgeable gap in communication between those who are scientists and those who are not." Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet OM AK KBE FRS FAA FRSNZ (1899 - 1985) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance. For his contributions to science, Burnet was awarded the first Australian of the Year. He also received the Royal Medal (1947), Copley Medal (1959), Albert Lasker Award (1952), James Cook Medal (1954), distinguished service honours from Japan, and the Commonwealth of Nations, and honorary doctorates. Original brown cloth boards, lettered gilt on spine (22.3 cm height). Printed on glossy paper. Top edge dusty, else fine. Decorated dustwrapper, price-clipped, else very nice, now protected. Pp. 232 with Index. Tables and diagrams throughout. Seller Inventory # 13761

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