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Title:
A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg.
Author:
Doudna, Jennifer A., author.

Sternberg, Samuel H., author.
Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
Call Number:
QH440 .D68 2017
Abstract:
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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ISBN:
9780544716940
Physical Description:
xx, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Prologue : the wave -- Part I. The tool. The quest for a cure -- A new defense -- Cracking the code -- Command and control -- Part II. The task. The CRISPR menagerie -- To heal the sick -- The reckoning -- What lies ahead -- Epilogue : the beginning.
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