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A medical thriller in the world of breast cancer research. It begins when two researchers develop a new treatment based on a drug invented in Japan before World War II. No sooner done, than the backstabbing begins as people vie for fame and funding, some even stooping to sabotage. By the author of Hoopla.
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2006
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English
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Hailed as “a writer of uncommon clarity” by the New Yorker, National Book Award finalist Allegra Goodman has dazzled readers with her acclaimed works of fiction, including such beloved bestsellers as The Family Markowitz and Kaaterskill Falls. Now she returns with a bracing new novel, at once an intricate mystery and a rich human drama set in the high-stakes atmosphere of a prestigious research institute in Cambridge,...
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Capital crimes series volume 18
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English
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Best-selling author Margaret Truman is beloved for her highly acclaimed Capital Crimes mystery series. In this adventure, former secret agent Max Pauling is offered a chance to do investigative work in Cuba. Although not anticipating danger, one of his sources is killed and he is assaulted. Max realizes that someone doesn't want him to uncover certain secrets of the isla bonita. Narrator Richard Poe brings out the suspense in this international thriller....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Nicholas Spencer, charismatic head of the medical research company Gen-stone, involved in the development of an anticancer vaccine, suddenly disappears. His private plane crashes en route to Puerto Rico, but his body is not found. Early results of the vaccine seemed highly promising. Yet, coinciding with Nicholas Spencer's disappearance comes news that the FDA is denying approval. Then follows the shocking revelation that Spencer had looted Gen-stone...
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
1989
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English
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This is a novel by an internationally recognized scientist on the subject of scientific experience. When Professor Isidore Cantor reveals his latest breakthrough in cancer research, the scientific community is galvanized. But it is Cantor's promising research fellow, Jeremiah Stafford who conducts the experiment to prove Cantor's hypothesis and wins him the Nobel Prize. Djerassi describes the morals and politics of contemporary science, the fierce...
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Waterfall Press
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[2017]
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English
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"Insurance litigator Leigh Collins has a knack for turning up that missing e-mail that wins the day or breaking down complex facts to sway a jury. So she's hoping to make partner with her latest case: cancer researcher Dr. Elijah Rhodes and his life's work are lost in a lab fire, and Biosolutions looks to cash in on a $100 million policy. Unfortunately, she's up against Daniel Rubinelli, assistant general counsel for the biotech giant, who has a personal...
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Lü du yu cong shu volume YLB13
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Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2007
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中文(繁體)
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Traditional Chinese edition of Intuition. What is the price for fame and success? What is the price scientists are willing to pay for more grant? Let this research scientist tell the story of how some researchers will stop at nothing to get published. But in the end, truth triumphs relentlessly.