Frederick Appelbaum

A sweeping biography of the visionary behind bone marrow transplantation and the story of the diseases cured by Don Thomas's discovery. In the last half of the twentieth century, Thomas himself discovered a cure for every marrow-based disease—like leukaemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anaemia—forever changing treatment for some of the deadliest illnesses. His feats were extraordinary, earning him a Nobel Prize,...