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Kathe Mazur
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Length
16 hours 4 minutes
Language
English
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“A fascinating look into how science labs work, the politics of research and funding and of course, the relevance of MRNA to vaccines, which is very relevant to COVID-19. Also a great profile of women in science. A great audiobook as well.”
— Jamie • Flyleaf Books
The best-selling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns.
In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that will transform the future of the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA.
Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions. It has already been deployed to cure deadly diseases, fight the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, and make inheritable changes in the genes of babies.
But what does that mean for humanity? Should we be hacking our own DNA to make us less susceptible to disease? Should we democratise the technology that would allow parents to enhance their kids?
After discovering this CRISPR, Doudna is now wrestling these even bigger issues.
THE CODE BREAKERS is an examination of how life as we know it is about to change – and a brilliant portrayal of the woman leading the way.
Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023. Visit him at Isaacson.Tulane.edu.
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Author:
Walter Isaacson
Narrator:
Kathe Mazur
ISBN:
9781398502338
Length:
16 hours 4 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster UK
Publication date:
March 9, 2021
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#29,738 Overall
Genre rank:
#3,073 in Biography & Memoir
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