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The code breaker : Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race / Walter Isaacson.

Isaacson, Walter, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781982115852 :
  • ISBN: 1982115858 :
  • Physical Description: xix, 536 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.

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Subject: Doudna, Jennifer A.
CRISPR (Genetics)
Gene editing.

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The Code Breaker : Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
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The Code Breaker : Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introduction Into the Breachp. xiii
Part 1The Origins of Life
Chapter 1    Hilop. 3
Chapter 2    The Genep. 11
Chapter 3    DNAp. 17
Chapter 4    The Education of a Biochemistp. 29
Chapter 5    The Human Genomep. 37
Chapter 6    RNAp. 43
Chapter 7    Twists and Foldsp. 51
Chapter 8    Berkeleyp. 63
Part 2CRISPR
Chapter 9    Clustered Repeatsp. 71
Chapter 10    The Free Speech Movement Cafép. 79
Chapter 11    Jumping Inp. 81
Chapter 12    The Yogurt Makersp. 89
Chapter 13    Genentechp. 97
Chapter 14    The Labp. 103
Chapter 15    Cariboup. 113
Chapter 16    Emmanuelle Charpentierp. 119
Chapter 17    CRISPR-Cas9p. 129
Chapter 18    Science, 2012p. 137
Chapter 19    Dueling Presentationsp. 143
Part 3Gene Editing
Chapter 20    A Human Toolp. 153
Chapter 21    The Racep. 157
Chapter 22    Feng Zhangp. 161
Chapter 23    George Churchp. 169
Chapter 24    Zhang Tackles CRISPRp. 175
Chapter 25    Doudna Joins the Racep. 187
Chapter 26    Photo Finishp. 191
Chapter 27    Doudna's Final Sprintp. 197
Chapter 28    Forming Companiesp. 203
Chapter 29    Mon Amiep. 215
Chapter 30    The Heroes of CRISPRp. 223
Chapter 31    Patentsp. 231
Part 4CRISPR in Action
Chapter 32    Therapiesp. 245
Chapter 33    Biohackingp. 253
Chapter 34    DARPA and Anti-CRISPRp. 259
Part 5Public Scientist
Chapter 35    Rules of the Roadp. 267
Chapter 36    Doudna Steps Inp. 283
Part 6CRISPR Babies
Chapter 37    He Jiankuip. 299
Chapter 38    The Hong Kong Summitp. 315
Chapter 39    Acceptancep. 325
Part 7The Moral Questions
Chapter 40    Red Linesp. 335
Chapter 41    Thought Experimentsp. 341
Chapter 42    Who Should Decide?p. 355
Chapter 43    Doudna's Ethical Journeyp. 367
Part 8Dispatches from the Front
Chapter 44    Quebecp. 373
Chapter 45    I Learn to Editp. 379
Chapter 46    Watson Revisitedp. 385
Chapter 47    Doudna Pays a Visitp. 395
Part 9Coronavirus
Chapter 48    Call to Armsp. 401
Chapter 49    Testingp. 407
Chapter 50    The Berkeley Labp. 413
Chapter 51    Mammoth and Sherlockp. 421
Chapter 52    Coronavirus Testsp. 427
Chapter 53    Vaccinesp. 435
Chapter 54    CRISPR Curesp. 449
Chapter 55    Cold Spring Harbor Virtualp. 459
Chapter 56    The Nobel Prizep. 469
Epiloguep. 477
Acknowledgmentsp. 483
Notesp. 487
Indexp. 517
Image Creditsp. 535
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