{"product_id":"9781644282946","title":"God of Sperm : Cappy Rothman's Life in Conception by Joe Donnelly","description":"God of Sperm tells the remarkable story of Dr. Cappy Miles Rothman, the son of notorious gangster Norman \"Roughhouse\" Rothman, ?who went on to become a trailblazer in the field of reproductive medicine.?Rothman started the California Cryobank, one of the world's largest repositories of reproductive genetic material and cord-blood stem cells. Among other achievements, Rothman also pioneered the use of microsurgery in urological procedures, postmortem sperm retrieval techniques, and was one of the first practitioners of andrology, a specialty dealing with male reproductive biology and medicine.?How Cappy Rothman went from Mafia scion and man-about-town during the postwar Miami Beach--Havana era of gangster chic to one of the most consequential figures in modern medicine is an epic, only-in-America tale that is also a fine reminder of the broad horizons and wild possibilities life in the U.S. can offer.??\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302660583797,"sku":"9781644282946","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781644282946.jpg?v=1762793010","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781644282946","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}