by Jonathan Weiner · Ecco Pr · tapa dura · ISBN 9780060010072
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«His Brother's Keeper» is Jonathan Weiner's nonfiction chronicle of medicine and science, published by Ecco Pr in hardback (356 pages, in English).
The book follows two brothers: Stephen, diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at twenty-nine, and Jamie, who trains as a genetic engineer to try to cure him. It also examines gene therapy, stem cells, and other research against neurodegenerative diseases, with their hopes and dilemmas.
Jonathan Weiner won the Pulitzer Prize for The Beak of the Finch, and this work was recognized as a New York Times Notable Book.
For those interested in science, medicine, and family biographies, especially on neurodegenerative diseases.
