The Juvena Project: When a cure for aging is discovered, the killing begins... - Couverture souple

Zelinger, Allan

 
9781496124272: The Juvena Project: When a cure for aging is discovered, the killing begins...
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ISBN 10 : 1496124278 ISBN 13 : 9781496124272
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The genetic disorder known as Progeria causes premature aging. Children suffering from the disorder look like eighty-year-olds, dying of heart attacks and stroke by the time they are teens.

Eminent geneticist Gordon Harris of Boston General has discovered a breakthrough treatment for Progeria, but the National Institute of Health just refused to renew his grant request. Hoping to secure a new source of funding, he approaches Celestica, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company.

Celestica finds Harris's research intriguing. He's devised a treatment that effectively arrests the aging process. Not sharing Harris's concern for the one in a million children suffering from Progeria, the company plans to mass-market the new drug as an age-inhibitor, charging a premium price to those who can afford it. They name Harris's new treatment Juvena, after the Roman god of youth.

When Harris refuses to cooperate, he discovers just how far Celestica will go to protect company profits. Threatened, kidnapped, and framed for murder, the geneticist finds himself battling the international conglomerate, while Celestica obscures important information to secure FDA approval for Juvena.

Celestica doesn't want the public to know that Juvena has just one significant side effect: once you start taking it, you can't stop—not if you want to keep breathing.

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À propos de l?auteur

Allan Zelinger is a practicing cardiologist who received training in Boston, Massachusetts. His experience in medicine coupled with an interest in the science of aging forms the foundation of his current novel. The Juvena Project is the second book in his Boston General medical thriller trilogy, which began with Vital Organs.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1496124278
ISBN 13 
9781496124272
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
194
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