JAMES TABERY is a professor at the University of Utah in the Department of Philosophy and a member of the Center for Health Ethics, Arts, & Humanities. His research has been reported in The New York Times, National Geographic, Time, and on National Public Radio. He lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and their three children.
“Incisive . . . Tabery is a penetrating critic, positing that
research on personalized drugs takes up an oversize share of
funding because it’s more profitable than investigating
environmental determinants of health. . . . This damning take on
scientific bias is not to be missed.”—Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
“An accessible narrative bolstered by prodigious research . . . An
engaging, provocative study of a much-hyped aspect of American
health care . . . Tabery succeeds in raising a compelling alarm
about where things stand and making clear that the current
situation could have been much different, all while laying the
groundwork for an alternative future.”—Kirkus Reviews
“The majority of the common diseases that take a large toll on
health in America are caused by lifestyle and environmental
factors, or those factors combined with genetics. Yet biomedical
research today is focused on genes and exorbitantly expensive
gene-based therapies—to the detriment of our health and our
pocketbooks. In this powerful book, James Tabery explains how and
why the promise of ‘personalized’ and ‘precision’ medicine has
failed us. A must-read for doctors, patients, scientists, and
anyone who cares about the future of health in America.”—Naomi
Oreskes, co-author of Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of
Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to
Global Warming
"[A] lively history...interweaving tales of environmental and
genomic medicine... Tabery’s excellent book argues powerfully for a
more balanced approach to human health research." —Henry T. Greely,
Science
“James Tabery’s book makes the case for why the revolutionary
promise of precision medicine has been, at best, elusive and, at
worst, a distraction from the revolution we truly need: a radical
reimagining of how we prevent disease in our society.”—Sandro
Galea, author of Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk
About Health
“Tyranny of the Gene is an extraordinary and invaluable
investigation into the prevailing fashions of twenty-first-century
medical research, and the price we may be paying for the very
questionable promise of personalized medicine.”—Gary Taubes, author
of Why We Get Fat
“We have long known that the best way to improve the nation’s
health is to clean up the environment and enhance social equality.
Instead, as Tyranny of the Gene brilliantly shows, we are investing
in gene-based personalized medicine, catering to the most
privileged patients and enriching pharmaceutical companies. By
unraveling the financial, political, and scientific history of
hyping genetics’ failed promises, Tabery makes a compelling case
for changing course toward a healthier future for all.”—Dorothy
Roberts, author of Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big
Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century
“Tyranny of the Gene will challenge your thinking about the
‘miracle cures’ of DNA-based personalized medicine. In documenting
the rise of genetically-based treatments, Tabery reveals the
scientific, financial and political forces that have promoted this
technology — much to the detriment of health care equality and
public health research. Deeply investigated and fluidly told, this
is a book that commands our attention.”—Douglas Starr, author of
Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce
“Tabery’s fascinating and unique book is a much-needed critique of
our current obsession with genetics, personalization, and
individualism in health. A compelling mix of history of science,
political intrigue, and public health policy, the book tells us how
we got here – and, more importantly, why this is the wrong place to
be. A must read for anyone interested in the massive disconnect
between what we invest in to make us healthy and what actually
matters.”—Timothy Caulfield, author of Relax, Dammit!: A User's
Guide to the Age of Anxiety
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