The Cell Builders

This is not a book about immunology, nor about cancer, nor even about the living cell. Rather, it is a personal drama that encompasses all three. It is the true story of how a few people met for a time on the fields of medical research to fight a battle - a single battle, not yet ended, in a war that will be waged for decades to come. Through the riveting account of one young doctor's determined struggle to overcome a chronic and deadly illness, "The Cell Builders" provides a multifaceted and in-depth study of a major biological breakthrough - the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) - from its beginnings in 1975 to more recent findings.