{"product_id":"plague-one-scientists-intrepid-search-for-the-truth-about-human-retroviruses-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs-autism-9781510713949","title":"Plague: One Scientist's Intrepid Search for the Truth about Human Retroviruses and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Me\/Cfs), Autism,","description":"\u003cb\u003e#10 on Amazon Charts, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is my best attempt to tell the truth about my research, the culture in science today which is hostile to new ideas, and what science can really do if allowed to pursue promising areas of inquiries.\"--Dr. Judy Mikovits, PhD \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a story for anybody interested in the peril and promise of science at the very highest levels in our country. On July 22, 2009, a special meeting was held with twenty-four leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health to discuss early findings that a newly discovered retrovirus was linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prostate cancer, lymphoma, and eventually neurodevelopmental disorders in children. When Dr. Judy Mikovits finished her presentation, the room was silent for a moment, then one of the scientists said, \"Oh my God \" The resulting investigation would be like no other in science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Dr. Mikovits, a twenty-year veteran of the National Cancer Institute, this was the midpoint of a five-year journey that would start with the founding of the Whittemore-Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease at the University of Nevada, Reno, and end with her as a witness for the federal government against her former employer, Harvey Whittemore, for illegal campaign contributions to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn this journey Dr. Mikovits would face the scientific prejudices against CFS, wander into the minefield that is autism, and through it all struggle to maintain her faith in God and the profession to which she had dedicated her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heckenlively, Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510713949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Kent Heckenlively","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32749097451595,"sku":"9781510713949","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_51af976a-ff20-4126-b37d-1fd2ba4aaf52.jpg?v=1597780842","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/plague-one-scientists-intrepid-search-for-the-truth-about-human-retroviruses-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs-autism-9781510713949","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}