Breath from Salt: A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever

From the pen of science writer Bijal P. Trivedi, "Breath from Salt" narrates the fascinating saga of cystic fibrosis, from its ancient origins to its identification in the damp autopsy room of a hospital basement, and from the celebrated status of the cystic fibrosis gene as one of the first human disease genes ever discovered to the revolutionary targeted gene therapies that now promise to cure it.

Told from the perspective of the patients, families, doctors, scientists, and philanthropists fighting on the front lines, "Breath from Salt" is an extraordinary story of unlikely scientific and medical firsts, of setbacks and successes, and of people who refused to lose hope; and a fascinating look into the future of genetics and medicine.

ISBN: 9781948836371