medicine, experimental

"A literary courtroom thriller about a mother accused of murdering her eight-year-old autistic son"--Provided by publisher.

"A literary courtroom thriller about a mother accused of murdering her eight-year-old autistic son"--Provided by publisher.

Presents scientific evidence to support the authors' contention that animal experimentation has not led to any significant advances in the treatment of human disease; charges that the practice continues because of a faulty system of funding; and urges scientists, researchers, veterinarians, and physicians to speak out on the failure of animal experimentation as revealed in their own fields.

Compulsive gambler David Caine uses his brilliant mathematical mind to outsmart the odds at Manhattan's underground poker clubs, but when he experiences a severe epileptic seizure at a key moment, he finds his life spinning out of control, and agrees to try an experimental treatment that soon causes more harm than good.