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"The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children"--
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Debate/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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Hay una revoluc̤in en marcha, una tecnologa prodigiosa que nos va a permitir curar enfermedades, derrotar virus y tener hijos ms sanos. A su cabeza est la reciente premio Nobel Jennifer Doudna y sus colegas, protagonistas del nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson. Aunque su profesor de instituto le advirt̤i que las nįas no podan ser cientficas, su {250}bsqueda apasionada de los mecanismos ocultos de la vida y su voluntad por convertir descubrimientos...
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"If our genes are, to a great extent, our destiny, then what would happen if mankind could engineer and alter the very essence of our DNA coding? Millions might be spared the devastating effects of hereditary disease or the challenges of disability, whether it was the pain of sickle-cell anemia to the ravages of Huntington's disease. But this power to 'play God' also raises major ethical questions and poses threats for potential misuse. For decades,...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Two Berkeley scientists explore the potential of a revolutionary genetics technology capable of easily and affordably manipulating DNA in human embryos to prevent specific diseases, addressing key concerns about related ethical and societal repercussions
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson’s account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic instruction code for all forms of life. This book guided Jennifer Doudna to focus her studies not on DNA, but on what seemed to take a backseat in biochemistry:...
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Annick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"We can change the world with genetic modification--but should we? CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is--but it's also one of the most powerful ways we can shape the future. And it'spoised to completely upend the way we think about science. Author Yolanda Ridge tackles this topic in a friendly and accessible tone, with two introductory chapters covering the basics of DNA and genetic...
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