A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg.
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TextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: xx, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780544716940
- 0544716949
- 576.5072Â 23
- QH440Â .D68 2017
- QU 11 AA1
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-269) and index.
The quest for a cure -- A new defense -- Cracking the code -- Command and control -- The CRISPR menagerie -- To heal the sick -- The reckoning -- What lies ahead -- Epilogue : the beginning.
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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