Hole's Human Anatomy and Physiology

Hole's Human Anatomy and Physiology was originally written by John Hole, but I have been co-authoring it with David Shier and Jackie Butler since the early 1990s. We are proud of the exciting readability of this classic textbook.

Selected Works

Book Club Reader's Guide
Many challenging questions to stimulate thought and discussion.
Instructor's Guide
38 discussion questions to get students thinking and talking about gene therapy, including the science, ethical issues, and the drug approval process.
Narrative science
The Forever Fix is the uplifting true story of 8-year-old Corey Haas, who was cured of hereditary blindness just 4 days after gene therapy.
College Textbooks
A spectacularly-illustrated, clearly written human anatomy and physiology textbook, used in pre-health profession programs throughout the U.S.
A highly engaging, clearly written, beautifully illustrated introduction to the science of human genetics for the non-scientist. Now in its 10th edition.
Nonfiction
DNA reflects who we are -- but it isn’t the whole story.

Quick Links

The Ann Parillo Schenectady Today Show, April 17, 2012
TV segment on "The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It"
A Tale of 2 G-Spots Scientific American blog 4/​15/​12
Genetics trips up G-spot doc
Vanquishing "Mossy Foot" with Genetic Epidemiology and Shoes Scientific Ameican blog 4/​17/​12
"Podo" is hideous, painful, isolating -- and completely preventable, with shoes.
The Making of a Mutant: A Fruit Fly Love Story Scientific American blog 4/​14/​12
Bodice-ripper version of my PhD work on Antennapedia flies
Are DNA Patents Doomed? Scientific American blog 4/​3/​12
A brief history of patenting genes, current controversial cases, and a look ahead
"The Roundtable" WAMC Albany, NPR station, March 15, 2012
Joe Donahue interviews Ricki Lewis about "The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It"
New Hope for Gene Therapy: A Young Boy's Fight Against Blindness
A short video about Corey Haas's gene therapy -- the subject of my book, "The Forever Fix: The Boy Who Saved Gene Therapy"
Publishers Weekly starred review
first advance review for The Forever Fix
Corey Plays Little League
A wonderful video of the family at the center of The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It
http:/​/​www.amazon.com/​Forever-Fix-Gene-Therapy-Saved/​dp/​0312681909/​ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319811119&sr=1-1
Forever Fix amazon.com page
http:/​/​www.nxtbook.com/​nxtbooks/​rpi/​2011fall/​#/​20
Article on leptin and Jeffrey Friedman in RPI alumni magazine
http:/​/​facebook.com/​rickilewisauthor
The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It
Alden March Bioethics Institute blog
Alden March Bioethics Institute blog
The American Society of Human Genetics
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