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Code Breaker : Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race c
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- Condition
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Narrator
- Kathe Mazur
- ISBN
- 9781797117041
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Code Breaker : Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Science
- Topic
- Women, Life Sciences / General, General, Science & Technology
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A 2022 Audie Award Finalist A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek , Time , and The Washington Post The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a "compelling" ( The Washington Post ) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn't become scientists, she decided she would. Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book's author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his codiscovery of the structure of DNA. She and her collaborators turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform 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. The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet. Now we are entering a life-science revolution. Children who study digital coding will be joined by those who study genetic code. Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses? What a wonderful boon that would be! And what about preventing depression? Hmmm...Should we allow parents, if they can afford it, to enhance the height or muscles or IQ of their kids? After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Her story is an "enthralling detective story" ( Oprah Daily ) that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1797117041
ISBN-13
9781797117041
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12050401446
Product Key Features
Book Title
Code Breaker : Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Topic
Women, Life Sciences / General, General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science
Dimensions
Item Length
5.9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
13 Vols.
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
Epilogue by
Isaacson, Walter
Reviews
Kathe Mazur skillfully narrates this clear and well-researched biography of Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna, who, along with colleagues, advanced biochemistry by employing CRISPR technology to improve and simplify genetic engineering--ultimately leading to a safe, effective COVID vaccine. Moving beyond Doudna's own story, this audiobook also discusses the role of women in science, the intersection of research and business, competitiveness (and cooperation) in academia, and the implications of altering human genes. Mazur's personable delivery and measured pace help listeners access the science and connect to Doudna as a woman and a researcher. Her performance highlights the excitement of new discoveries, the difficulties of forging new paths, the wide-ranging ethical concerns of emerging technologies, and the hope for humanity's future. Author Walter Isaacson reads the epilogue.
Copyright Date
2021
Dewey Decimal
576.5
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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