The Code Breaker
Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. Simon and Schuster, 2021.
A brief summary of The Code Breaker
The compelling tale of Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues, whose CRISPR technology ushered in a new era of life-science that may help cure disease but raises untold ethical issues on gene editing.
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Who should read The Code Breaker
Science professors • DNA researchers • biology students • moral philosophers • those interested in CRISPR technology and gene editing • anyone curious about humanity’s future
About the author of The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson is an American journalist, professor, and bestselling author. He is the former chair and CEO of CNN, and previous editor of Time magazine. Isaacson served as the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, which is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to driving US policy change. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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