Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions - Couverture rigide

Harris, Richard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0465097901 ISBN 13 : 9780465097906

Editeur : Basic Books, 2017

Synopsis

An essential book to understanding whether the new miracle cure is good science or simply too good to be true

American taxpayers spend $30 billion annually funding biomedical research, but over half of these studies can't be replicated due to poor experimental design, improper methods, and sloppy statistics. Bad science doesn't just hold back medical progress, it can sign the equivalent of a death sentence for terminal patients. In Rigor Mortis, Richard Harris explores these urgent issues with vivid anecdotes, personal stories, and interviews with the top biomedical researchers. We need to fix our dysfunctional biomedical system -- before it's too late.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Harris is one of the nation's most celebrated science journalists, covering science, medicine, and the environment for more than thirty years for NPR, and the three-time winner of the AAAS Science Journalism Award. He lives in Washington, DC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465097901
• ISBN 13: 9780465097906
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288
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