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Editing humanity the CRISPR revolution and the new era of genome editing

Editing Humanity brings readers inside the fascinating world of a new gene editing technology called CRISPR, a high-powered genetic toolkit that enables scientists to not only engineer but also to edit the DNA of any organism down to the individual building blocks of the genetic code.--COVER.

Main Author: Davies, Kevin, 1960- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Edition: First Pegasus Books paperback edition.
Subjects:
CRISPR (Genetics)
Gene editing > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetics > Moral and ethical aspects.
DNA.
Summary: Editing Humanity brings readers inside the fascinating world of a new gene editing technology called CRISPR, a high-powered genetic toolkit that enables scientists to not only engineer but also to edit the DNA of any organism down to the individual building blocks of the genetic code.--COVER.
Physical Description: xviii, 445 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-426) and index.
ISBN: 1643137638
9781643137636
Author Notes: Kevin Davies is the executive editor of The CRISPR Journal and the founding editor of Nature Genetics . He holds an MA in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and a PhD in molecular genetics from the University of London. He is the author of Cracking the Genome, The $1,000 Genome, and co-authored a new edition of DNA: The Story of the Genetic Revolution with Nobel Laureate James D. Watson and Andrew Berry. In 2017, Kevin was selected for a Guggenheim Fellowship in science writing.

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