This volume offers a comprehensive history of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), one of the major marine laboratories in the United States and a leader in using marine organisms to study fundamental physiological concepts.

At the age of six, doctors diagnosed author David Evans with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Evans was missing exon number fifty and his body could not produce dystrophin, which is what holds a person's muscle fibers together and protects against muscle deterioration. It causes progressive weakness in all body parts and limbs. Evans faced a lifetime of challenges and struggles.

In The Angelic Writer, he shares a collection of stories from his life discussing how he tries to maintain a positive outlook, how he enjoys spending time with friends, and how he won't let his medical condition...

At the age of six, doctors diagnosed author David Evans with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Evans was missing exon number fifty and his body could not produce dystrophin, which is what holds a person's muscle fibers together and protects against muscle deterioration. It causes progressive weakness in all body parts and limbs. Evans faced a lifetime of challenges and struggles.

In The Angelic Writer, he shares a collection of stories from his life discussing how he tries to maintain a positive outlook, how he enjoys spending time with friends, and how he won't let his medical condition...