All of us have in our DNA a remarkable gene - P53. Its job is straightforward - to protect us from cancer, which cannot develop unless P53 itself is damaged. Not surprisingly, P53 is the most studied gene in history. This book is the story of medical science's mission to unravel the mysteries of P53. A timely tale of scientific discovery, it charts our understanding of a disease that affects one in three of us at some point in our lives.