The code breaker: Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race
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xix, 536 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, photographs ; 25 cm
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9781982115852, 1982115858
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Includes bibliographical references ([487]-516) and index.
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"The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Isaacson, W. (2021). The code breaker: Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Isaacson, Walter. 2021. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Isaacson, Walter, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. Simon & Schuster, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Isaacson, Walter. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Simon & Schuster, 2021.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction. Into the breach -- Part one. The origins of life. Hilo ; The gene ; DNA ; The education of a biochemist ; The human genome ; RNA ; Twists and folds ; Berkeley -- Part two. CRISPR. Clustered repeats ; The Free Speech Movement Café ; Jumping in ; The yogurt makers ; Genentech ; The lab ; Caribou ; Emmanuelle Charpentier ; CRISPR-Cas9 ; Science, 2012 ; Dueling presentations -- Part three. Gene editing. A human tool ; The race ; Feng Zhang ; George Church ; Zhang tackles CRISPR ; Doudna joins the race ; Photo finish ; Doudna's final sprint ; Forming companies ; Mon amie ; The heroes of CRISPR ; Patents -- Part four. CRISPR in action. Therapies ; Biohacking ; DARPA and anti-CRISPR -- Part five. Public scientist. Rules of the road ; Doudna steps in -- Part six. CRISPR babies. He Jiankui ; The Hong Kong summit ; Acceptance -- Part seven. Moral questions. Red lines ; Thought experiments ; Who should decide? ; Doudna's ethical journey -- Part eight. Dispatches from the front. Quebec ; I learn to edit ; Watson revisited ; Doudna pays a visit -- Part nine. Coronavirus. Call to arms ; Testing ; The Berkeley lab ; Mammoth and Sherlock ; Coronavirus tests ; Vaccines ; CRISPR cures ; Cold Spring Harbor virtual ; The Nobel Prize. | |
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