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2017

Format:	Book
Author:	Doudna, Jennifer A., author
Title:	A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
Publisher, Date:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017
Description:	xx, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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
Subjects:	Gene editing Genetic engineering -- History Genetics -- Research -- History Genetic code
Other Author:	Sternberg, Samuel H., author
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-269) and index
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
LCCN:	2016058472
ISBN:	9780544716940 0544716949 * 9780544716964
Other Number:	953709904
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Control Number:	57336
Call Number:	576.5072
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