Michael Gold has been a writer and editor at the award-winning magazine Science 85.

"A Conspiracy of Cells is a good read and gives a glimpse into the human side of research and the nasty surprises nature can conjure up." — James Hicks, Science 85"An outstanding science reporter, Michael Gold looks beyond the cold precision of science to the human side, and exposes its weaknesses. He makes it all too clear that even scientists are only human." — Margo Crabtree, Science Digest"Conspiracy is a dazzlingly readable and chilling thriller by a thorough investigate reporter... From page one, the reader is drawn deeply into the horror story of how one dead woman's terribly virulent cervical cancer cells have adversely affected the 'war on cancer.' " — Kathleen Johnston, Science Books & Films

• 1. Special Delivery2. The Seed that Took3. HeLagram4. Out of Thin Air5. In the Purple Palace6. Keeper of the Cells7. Mug Shots8. Spreading the Word9. Damage Report10. Provenance11. Another Run-in with Relda12. Showdown13. Even the Best of Labs14. The Little Dutch Boy15. Battle Fatigue16. Legacy17. EpilogueAcknowledgmentsSourcesIndex

Michael Gold has been a writer and editor at the award-winning magazine Science 85.

"A Conspiracy of Cells is a good read and gives a glimpse into the human side of research and the nasty surprises nature can conjure up." — James Hicks, Science 85"An outstanding science reporter, Michael Gold looks beyond the cold precision of science to the human side, and exposes its weaknesses. He makes it all too clear that even scientists are only human." — Margo Crabtree, Science Digest"Conspiracy is a dazzlingly readable and chilling thriller by a thorough investigate reporter... From page one, the reader is drawn deeply into the horror story of how one dead woman's terribly virulent cervical cancer cells have adversely affected the 'war on cancer.' " — Kathleen Johnston, Science Books & Films

• 1. Special Delivery2. The Seed that Took3. HeLagram4. Out of Thin Air5. In the Purple Palace6. Keeper of the Cells7. Mug Shots8. Spreading the Word9. Damage Report10. Provenance11. Another Run-in with Relda12. Showdown13. Even the Best of Labs14. The Little Dutch Boy15. Battle Fatigue16. Legacy17. EpilogueAcknowledgmentsSourcesIndex

Michael Gold has been a writer and editor at the award-winning magazine Science 85.

"A Conspiracy of Cells is a good read and gives a glimpse into the human side of research and the nasty surprises nature can conjure up." — James Hicks, Science 85"An outstanding science reporter, Michael Gold looks beyond the cold precision of science to the human side, and exposes its weaknesses. He makes it all too clear that even scientists are only human." — Margo Crabtree, Science Digest"Conspiracy is a dazzlingly readable and chilling thriller by a thorough investigate reporter... From page one, the reader is drawn deeply into the horror story of how one dead woman's terribly virulent cervical cancer cells have adversely affected the 'war on cancer.' " — Kathleen Johnston, Science Books & Films

• 1. Special Delivery2. The Seed that Took3. HeLagram4. Out of Thin Air5. In the Purple Palace6. Keeper of the Cells7. Mug Shots8. Spreading the Word9. Damage Report10. Provenance11. Another Run-in with Relda12. Showdown13. Even the Best of Labs14. The Little Dutch Boy15. Battle Fatigue16. Legacy17. EpilogueAcknowledgmentsSourcesIndex