The Code Breaker

Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

hardcover, 560 pages

Langue : English

Publié 8 mars 2021 par Simon & Schuster.

ISBN :
978-1-9821-1585-2
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4 étoiles (1 critique)

A scientific biography of Jennifer Doudna, a founder and co-developer of the CRISPR gene-editing mechanism, and an examination of what happened after CRISPR hit the marketplace.

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A view into the work and lives of gene editing researchers

4 étoiles

This is an area of research with huge potential impacts that I had little understanding of. The basic explanations are pretty good, though I still have plenty of questions. Why are CRISPR RNA sequences palindromic? Etc. Mostly this is the stories of the people, though. Somehow I hadn't heard that there are genetically modified humans walking the earth, and how that happened is pretty interesting. Also these researchers managed to agree on some guard rails to safeguard our species, which has parallels with what is happening with artificial intelligence now.

Sujets

  • Jennifer Doudna
  • genetic engineering
  • scientific research
  • CRISPR