The Code Breaker
Autor Walter Isaacsonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 mar 2021
In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that will transform the future of the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA.
Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions. It has already been deployed to cure deadly diseases, fight the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, and make inheritable changes in the genes of babies.
But what does that mean for humanity? Should we be hacking our own DNA to make us less susceptible to disease? Should we democratise the technology that would allow parents to enhance their kids?
After discovering this CRISPR, Doudna is now wrestling these even bigger issues.
THE CODE BREAKERSis an examination of how life as we know it is about to change – and a brilliant portrayal of the woman leading the way.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1398502316
Pagini: 560
Ilustrații: 4c US files converted to mono
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
Recenzii
'A page-turner ... The Code Breaker describes a dance to the music of time with these things as its steps, which began with Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel and shows no sign of ending.'
'Compelling'
'An inspiring ride along perhaps the greatest frontier in science'
'He understands the tensions that drive discovery and how flawed brilliant people can be. This story was always guaranted to be a page-turner in his hands.'
Descriere
The best-selling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns.
In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that will transform the future of the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA.
Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions. It has already been deployed to cure deadly diseases, fight the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, and make inheritable changes in the genes of babies.
But what does that mean for humanity? Should we be hacking our own DNA to make us less susceptible to disease? Should we democratise the technology that would allow parents to enhance their kids?
After discovering this CRISPR, Doudna is now wrestling these even bigger issues.
THE CODE BREAKERS is an examination of how life as we know it is about to change – and a brilliant portrayal of the woman leading the way.