A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doud...
A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doud...
A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg.
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Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
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G 2017/5442
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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.
Publication information
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
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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Full title
A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-269) and index.
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G 2017/5442
Record Identifier
74VKVgBpgl2b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgBpgl2b
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ISBN
9780544716940 (hardcover)
0544716949 (hardcover)
DDC
576.5072
MMS ID
991024148808802626
