Cheri Barton Ross

Cloning Noah Cheri Barton Ross

A parent's worst nightmare is realized when doctors tell Susan and Elliot Gaynor that their son has a rare, deadly disease. Offered no hope for survival, the Gaynors vow to do everything in their power to fight for Noah's life, including a desperate attempt at regenerative medicine, otherwise known as therapeutic cloning. Their hopes hinge on the controversial work of Dr. James Eastman and his associates at the LAB (Life Aided through Biotechnology). Politics, medical funding, and religion impede the Gaynors pursuit of a cure. Not everyone views therapeutic cloning as a scientific miracle. Some view it as a curse and still others condemn Dr. Eastman and the Gaynors as 'playing God'. In their view, the scientific advances must be stopped at all costs. Cloning Noah, based loosely on a true story, is a novel of suspense that exposes the human costs and hopes in the newest wave of medicine.