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Robert Weinberg and the Search for the Cause of Cancer (Unlocking the Secrets of Science) (Unlocking the Secrets of Science)
Robert Weinberg and the Search for the Cause of Cancer - Unlocking the Secrets of Science Author:Ann Gaines, Jim Whiting One of the foremost cancer researchers today, Robert Weinberg has spent most of his adult life searching for the genetic causes of cancer. Heading up the laboratory at the renowned Center for Cancer Research at MIT he discovered the first human oncogene. He is a world-famous cancer expert whose name has appeared as the author of major advances i... more »n the struggle to understand and cure cancer. He was a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT and currently serves as the Daniel K. Ludwig professor for cancer research at MIT as well. In 1997, he won the prestigious National Medal of Science.« less