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Jeniffer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race

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An edition of The Code Breaker (2021)

The Code Breaker

Jeniffer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race

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A scientific biography of Jennifer Doudna, a founder and co-developer of the CRISPR gene-editing mechanism, and an examination of what happened after CRISPR hit the marketplace.

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nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2021-03-28, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Immunogenetics, Women scientists, biography, Biochemists, Genetic engineering, the scientific process, biotechnology, CRISPR, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2022-05-22, CRISPR (Genetics), Gene editing, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Science & technology, Women, General, English & college success -> english -> biography & autobiography, Biological sciences & nutrition -> biology -> life sciences general
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Emannanuelle Charpentier, George Church, Jennifer Doudna, He Jiankui, Eric Lander, James Watson, Feng Zhang
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Berkeley, Cambridge MA, Cold Springs Harbor
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1980-2020

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION. Into the Breach Page xiii
Part One: The Origins of Life
CHAPTER 1. Hilo Page 3
CHAPTER 2. The Gene Page 11
CHAPTER 3. DNA Page 17
CHAPTER 4. The Education of a Biochemist Page 29
CHAPTER 5. The Human Genome Page 37
CHAPTER 6. RNA Page 43
CHAPTER 7. Twists and Folds Page 51
CHAPTER 8. Berkeley Page 63
Part Two: CRISPR
CHAPTER 9. Clustered Repeats Page 71
CHAPTER 10. The Free Speech Movement Café Page 79
CHAPTER 11. Jumping In Page 81
CHAPTER 12. The Yogurt Makers Page 89
CHAPTER 13. Genentech Page 97
CHAPTER 14. The Lab Page 103
CHAPTER 15. Caribou Page 113
CHAPTER 16. Emmanuelle Charpentier Page 119
CHAPTER 17. CRISPR-Cas9 Page 129
CHAPTER 18. Science, 2012 Page 137
CHAPTER 19. Dueling Presentations Page 143
Part Three: Gene Editing
CHAPTER 20. A Human Tool Page 153
CHAPTER 21. The Race Page 157
CHAPTER 22. Feng Zhang Page 161
CHAPTER 23. George Church Page 169
CHAPTER 24. Zhang Tackles CRISPR Page 175
CHAPTER 25. Doudna Joins the Race Page 187
CHAPTER 26. Photo Finish Page 191
CHAPTER 27. Doudna's Final Sprint Page 197
CHAPTER 28. Forming Companies Page 203
CHAPTER 29. Mon Amie Page 215
CHAPTER 30. The Heroes of CRISPR Page 223
CHAPTER 31. Patents Page 231
Part Four: CRISPR in Action
CHAPTER 32. Therapies Page 245
CHAPTER 33. Biohacking Page 253
CHAPTER 34. DARPA and Anti-CRISPR Page 259
Part Five: Public Scientist
CHAPTER 35. Rules of the Road Page 267
CHAPTER 36. Doudna Steps In Page 283
Part Six: CRISPR Babies
CHAPTER 37. He Jiankui Page 299
CHAPTER 38. The Hong Kong Summit Page 315
CHAPTER 39. Acceptance Page 325
Part Seven: The Moral Questions
CHAPTER 40. Red Lines Page 335
CHAPTER 41. Thought Experiments Page 341
CHAPTER 42. Who Should Decide? Page 355
CHAPTER 43. Doudna's Ethical Journey Page 367
Part Eight: Dispatches from the Front
CHAPTER 44. Quebec Page 373
CHAPTER 45. I Learn to Edit Page 379
CHAPTER 46. Watson Revisited Page 385
CHAPTER 47. Doudna Pays a Visit Page 395
Part Nine: Coronavirus
CHAPTER 48. Call to Arms Page 401
CHAPTER 49. Testing Page 407
CHAPTER 50. The Berkeley Lab Page 413
CHAPTER 51. Mammoth and Sherlock Page 421
CHAPTER 52. Coronavirus Tests Page 427
CHAPTER 53. Vaccines Page 435
CHAPTER 54. CRISPR Cures Page 449
CHAPTER 55. Cold Spring Harbor Virtual Page 459
CHAPTER 56. The Nobel Prize Page 469
EPILOGUE. Page 477
Acknowledgments (sic). Page 483
Notes. Page 487
Index. Page 517
Image Credits. Page 535

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