With a New York bestselling book (The Language of God) already under his belt, Dr. Collins is no stranger to the process of writing 'a book. The second in a series of books entitled “The language of…”; “The Language of Life” is the first to focus on the topic of personalized medicine in the modern world. “The Language of God” and “The Language of Science and Faith” both focus on reconciling science and religion, from a scientific perspective. Francis S. Collins is a renowned geneticist who initially earned a doctorate in physical chemistry at Yale University and later, an M.D. at the University of North Carolina. Upon graduation, he was offered a fellowship in human genetics at Yale University under the supervision of Sherman Weissman, currently the Sterling Professor of Genetics. In the late 1980s, Collins became known in the field of medical genetics for his development of positional cloning, a technique that locates an inherited disease-causing gene by studying the pattern of inheritance within a family. Working with his method, researchers have discovered the genes responsible for diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease, neurofibromatosis, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome. In 1993, Dr. Collins succeeded Dr. James D. Watson as head of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), overseeing the United States' role in mapping the human genome. In 2009, President Obama personally recommended Collins to lead the National Institute of Health (NIH), where he works to this day. Francis S. Collins is by no means a bragging individual, bits and pieces of his accomplishments are scattered throughout the book and he doesn't do much with them; instead it j...... middle of paper ...... ok goes back and forth between factual writing and narrative, which makes it really confusing. To add to the confusion, there is a glossary for "scientific words", which means that if you don't understand something you will have to go through several pages. Most of the topics covered in the book have already been covered in courses such as general biology, molecular genetics, and bioanalytical techniques. I think the book is aimed at people with some degree of biology knowledge (like high school students) and an interest in genetics and honestly society now runs on instant gratification, why should I pay to hear the opinion of an incredibly accomplished old man. man when I can search the internet for the opinion of someone perhaps less ignorant than you and form an opinion based on someone else's firm opinion. Works Cited Francis S. Collins "The Language of Life"