A Crack In Creation: Gene Editing And The Unthi... Now
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is a nonfiction book written by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer A. Doudna and researcher Samuel H. Sternberg . It chronicles the groundbreaking discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 technology, a tool that allows for precise, cheap, and easy editing of DNA. The book is structured into two main parts: A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthi...
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: Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and recommended reading by The New York Review of Books . Sternberg
: Doudna recounts the scientific journey of identifying how bacteria use CRISPR to defend against viruses and how her team repurposed this mechanism into a powerful gene-editing tool.
: The authors explore the profound ethical and societal implications of this technology, particularly the ability to make heritable changes in human embryos, which could lead to "enhanced" humans and unforeseen consequences. Where to Buy