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Intuition by Allegra Goodman

Book description
Sandy Glass, a charismatic publicity-seeking oncologist, and Marion Mendelssohn, a pure, exacting scientist, are codirectors of a lab at the Philpott Institute dedicated to cancer research and desperately in need of a grant. Both mentors and supervisors of their young postdoctoral proteges, Glass and Mendelssohn demand dedication and obedience in a competitive environment where funding is scarce and results elusive. So when the experiments of Cliff Bannaker, a young postdoc in a rut, begin to work, the entire lab becomes giddy with newfound expectations. But Cliff's rigorous colleague - and girlfriend - Robin Decker suspects the unthinkable: that his findings are fraudulent. As Robin makes her private doubts public and Cliff maintains his innocence, a life-changing controversy engulfs the lab and everyone in it. Published in 2006, 344 pages.
Description from book jacket

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Information on the author’s life and works is available through our library’s online resources. Recommended online resources for Intuition by Allegra Goodman include Literature Resource Center and Academic Search Premier. Enter your library barcode and then use the author’s name or the book title to search for full-text encyclopedia or magazine articles.

Discussion questions
Intuition Discussion Guide from Readinggroupguides.com
Questions for discussion from the National Yiddish Book Center (The Jewish Reader) 

Additional Information
Interview with Allegra Goodman from Bookreporter.com
Allegra Goodman’s official website 

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