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In Search of Love, Science, and God: A Memoir by a Cancer Scientist
The author also uses his experiences to illustrate how our fear of the unfamiliar molds our behavior and our biases including racism, and how politics impacts science and our lives. He shares accessible scientific explanations of how things work, reflecting his curiosity about all aspects of the universe and the amazing world we inhabit and the mysteries of the human body and mind. He looks for and finds a connection between science and God. He shows how his first lesson in a microbiology lab illuminates the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on some of his early research, he suggests how we grow from a single cell in the womb to a full human being. He makes the connection between cancer and embryonic development. He chronicles his discovery of how a molecule called REST drives a group of brain tumors by controlling cancer stem cells, and how he engineered this same molecule to convert muscle cells into neurons. He concludes by explaining the scientific basis for the rebellious behavior of teenagers such as his twins and that this behavior is to be expected as a process of normal growing up.
