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The novel peeps into the boom and curse of biotechnology plot summary. He divides his time between new hampshire and florida. Robert brian robin cook born may 4, 1940 is an american physician and novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health. When i first picked up this book i was expecting it to be interesting but a slow read, and i was not expecting to understand it at all. Robert robincook was born in may 4th, 1940 in the city of new york city. Randolph mason, leader of the research team at miamis forbes medical centre makes medical history by claiming a 100% remission rate for a particular type of cancer called medulloblastoma. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read terminal. His use of medical knowledge really shows through in this novel and many of his others. He is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or.
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Educated at columbia medical school and after doing a residency in general surgery, cook served in the navy. He then did a second residency in ophthalmology at harvard. The beginning gradually leads one into a critical event. Terminal by robin cook hardcover 1st edition, 1st printing. Robin cook has 118 books on goodreads with 483577 ratings.
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