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Tears of the Cheetah is told by O'Brien with such literary mastery that one can hardly lay his book down...O'Brien has succeeded in presenting his stories in a simple language that can be understood even by the non-expert. There is no other book I have read in recent years for which I have learned and enjoyed more. <br>- Ernst Mayr <br> Tears of the Cheetah will certainly do a great deal to persuade the lay person that genomics and the mysteries of genetics have immediate and practical application to our lives. I enjoyed the well told and fast paced stories. <br>- Richard Leakey, author of Wildlife Wars <br> Steve O'Brien is a national treasure. A distinguished molecular biologist studying cancer and AIDS, he is also a dedicated conservationist who wields the tools of recombinant DNA to help protect endangered species. Tears of the Cheetah shows that he's a captivating story teller too. It's Crick and Watson meet The Wild Kingdom! <br>- Eric Lander, principal scientist and leader of the International Human Genome Project. <br> This is an authoritative foray into the world of both animal and human genetics, but not a static account of esoteric information. Rather, this is a lively telling of fascinating stories of the personal experiences of the author that illustrate numerous practical applications of the studies of DNA and molecular genetics...O'Brien shows us a free-spirited, ever confident and wide ranging curiosity evident in his marvelous adventures of three decades of research in mouse, cat, and man. This book will be interesting reading for any student of life. <br>- Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of HIV <br> In lively and clear prose, Stephen O'Brien takes us on afascinating journey through three decades of the application of molecular biology to conservation, and illustrates how these advances can assist in the control of human disease. Highly educational, personal, and exciting, this book will help its readers to understand the golden age of biology that we entered about 50 years ago and its implications for everyone. <br>- Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and author of The Biology of Plants <br>li0<br> A riveting mix of genetics, evolution, wild species and human health. Stephen O'Brien tells detective stories Conan Doyle would envy. <br>- Thomas Lovejoy, author of The Magnificent Exception <br>