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Published by the ESRC Genomics Network, Genomics, Society and Policy is a peer reviewed online journal that provides an outlet for interdisciplinary research on the social, ethical and legal aspects of genomics and related emergent technologies such as nanotechnology and stem cell research.

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Volume 6, No. 3

Book Review

The Language of Life. DNA and the revolution in personalized medicine.

Francis S. Collins

New York: Harper, 2011

Hub Zwart

Abstract

Francis Collins was appointed Director of the Human Genome Project (HGP) in 1993, and in 2009, President Barack Obama nominated him as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest funding agency for biomedical research in the world. In 2006, Collins published his book The Language of God, an autobiographical account of the HGP. Now, by way of a sequel, we have The Language of Life. The new book, as indicated by its subtitle, is oriented towards “the revolution in personalized medicine”, the impact of the genomics revolution on the personal lives of individuals.

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