![]() ![]() With the Covid-19 pandemic, the significance of CRISPR is more vital than ever. I’m glad I read it, but I think it would be an even more powerful book had it been condensed and edited. Finally, the author tends to insert himself into the narrative too much, adding little value.įor the above reasons I would recommend this book only with reservations. In addition, there’s a lot of repetition with the same information and stories told over and over. I fear that due to this unfortunate tendency of the author’s, this book will hold limited appeal. I have a degree in science and still found myself skimming through some of the more dense material. With the interesting bits, there was a very heavy emphasis on the science. ![]() Some of the more interesting chapters deals with biohackers, rivalries, patents, and the personality quirks of the major players, as well as the use of the current technology and it’s ethical implications. ![]() Isaacson hones in on Doudna and Charpentier, but he also highlights others in the scientific community whose work led the way and contributed to this new discovery. But 2020 was the year it went to two women, Jennifer Doudna and French colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier, for the development of CRISPR, a gene editing technology. Until 2020, only five women, beginning with Marie Curie in 1911, had won a Nobel for chemistry. ![]()
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