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A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017Description: xx, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780544716940 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Crack in creationDDC classification:
  • 576.5072
LOC classification:
  • QH 440 D728c 2017
NLM classification:
  • QU 11 AA1
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.
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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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) QH 440 D728c 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 00000120437

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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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