Rebel Cell
Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal
Published on 20. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-950665-30-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this in-depth look at the mechanisms and root causes of cancer, science writer Kat Arney explains why we have to rethink everything we know about the widespread disease if we have any hope of stopping it-and offers a hopeful outlook for the future of human medicine.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dallas
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
444 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-950665-30-3 (9781950665303)
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Dr. Kat Arney is a leading British science writer, broadcaster, and public speaker. Her previous books are Herding Hemingway's Cats: Understanding How Our Genes Work and How to Code a Human. Kat has a degree in natural sciences and a PhD in developmental genetics from Cambridge University and was a key part of the science communications team at Cancer Research UK from 2004-2016, co-founding the charity's award-winning science blog and acting as a principal media spokesperson. As a writer, her work has featured in Wired, the Daily Mail, Nature, Mosaic, New Scientist, and more. She has fronted several BBC Radio 4 science documentaries, as well as the comedy factual series Did the Victorians Ruin the World? and presents the fortnightly Genetics Unzipped podcast.