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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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Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"In The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies takes up an often discussed yet frequently misunderstood subject. He begins by addressing the invisibility of revision--even though it's an essential part of the writing process, readers typically only see a final draft, leaving the practice shrouded in mystery. Davies also looks beyond literature to work that has been adapted or rewritten, such as books made into films, stories rewritten by...
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W. W. Norton
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2008.
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English
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The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstoodor simply overlookedart of editing. The book brims with examples, quotes, and case studies, including an illuminating discussion of Max Perkins's editorial collaboration with F. Scott Fitzgerald on The Great Gatsby. Susan Bell, a veteran book editor, also offers strategic tips and exercises for self-editing and a series of remarkable interviews, taking us into the studios of successful...
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Debate/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
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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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Annick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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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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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2022]
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English
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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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South Dakota Historical Society Press
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[2021]
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English
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"A side-by-side textual comparison of the three surviving typescript revisions of "Pioneer Girl" that uses the texts themselves to draw inferences about Laura Ingalls Wilder's authorial and Rose Wilder Lane's editorial processes and intentions, as well as about the working relationship between the two women during their attempts to market "Pioneer Girl" as adult nonfiction, prior to the publication of Wilder's Little House novels that are based on...
14) Pandemia
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Plaza Janes
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2022.
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Español
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El nuevo y explosivo thriller medico del autor superventas del New York Times, Robin Cook. Despues de que una mujer joven aparentemente sana colapsa repentinamente en el metro de Nueva York y muere cuando llega al hospital, su caso se atribuye inicialmente a una virulenta cepa de influenza. Es decir, hasta que termina en la mesa de autopsias del Dr. Jack Stapleton, donde Jack descubre algo inquietantemente sospechoso: primero, que la joven ha tenido...
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John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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[2022]
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English
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"When the filming stops, the real video production work begins. Ever wonder how your favorite video creators regularly put out such slick content? They're probably using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, a go-to video production app for both professional and amateur video creators. Adobe Premiere Pro CC For Dummies walks you through each step of editing and producing slick and stylish videos that stand up to what the pros post. From transferring your digital...
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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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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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