J. Fabian Daly grew up in a family of 13 children in South Boston. He is a US Navy veteran and 1976 graduate of U Mass Boston. He worked for 9 years at the Harvard Medical School, took a few courses but left to concentrate on medical mysteries. He worked as expert in roses for the City of Boston. His writing has lead to his reputation as a profound thinker and research genius. He now resides at Linden Ponds, Hingham MA while researching how cells work: "To understand cancer, genetics must be combined with the laws governing cell-to-cell contacts."