Natural Obsessions — Natalie Angier

This classic work of science writing chronicles the search for the origins of cancer -- with a new introduction by the Pulitzer Prizeâ€"winning author.

In Natural Obsessions, acclaimed science writer Natalie Angier holds a microscope up to the agony and ecstasy of scientific research. Angier spent close to a year observing the work of two prominent biologists -- MIT's Robert Weinberg and Michael Wigler of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory -- as they each doggedly pursue the mysteries of the cancer cell. Delving into the drama of scientific inquiry, Angier captures life inside the lab, opening a rare window into how scientists think, feel, and behave.

Originally published in 1988, this edition of Natural Obsessions includes a new introduction by Angier as well as a foreword by the physician, poet, and author Lewis Thomas.