Intuition

Intuition, by Allegra Goodman, 385 pages

Cancer research can be a cut-throat field, with everyone looking to make the next big breakthrough.  But what is a breakthrough if it can't be reproduced?  This was an interesting, if not totally enjoyable, work of fiction about characters working in a research laboratory.  Cliff's tests start showing amazing results, but Robin, his ex-girlfriend and fellow scientist, has a feeling that all is not what it seems.  This book has alot of great character studies, it raises many good discussion questions regarding intuition in the field of science and out, and was praised by many in the science field for its ability to make the not-so-glamorous process of science research so accessible to lay readers.  It would make for good book discussion if your group can get past the first 100 pages.
Sidenote: this is terrible cover art for this book- it does not reflect in any way the contents of the book.