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A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution

text A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution

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.

Contents

The quest for a cure -- A new defense -- Cracking the code -- Command and control -- The CRISPR menagerie -- To heal the sick -- The reckoning -- What lies ahead -- Epilogue : the beginning.

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Description
xx, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 576 DOU in Adult Non-fiction Available

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