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A Crack in Creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution

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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Tác giả chính: Jennifer A Doudna
Tác giả khác: Samuel H Sternberg
Định dạng: Printed Book
Được phát hành: London The Bodley, an imprint of Vintage 2017
Những chủ đề:
Mục lục:
  • 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.