Jennifer Doudna, the world-famous scientist behind CRISPR, `one of
the most monumental discoveries in biology' (New York Times),
describes its power to reshape the future of all life and warns of
its use. A handful of discoveries have changed the course of human
history. This book is about the most recent and potentially the
most powerful and dangerous of them all. It is an invention that
allows us to rewrite the genetic code that shapes and controls all
living beings with astonishing accuracy and ease. Thanks to it, the
dreams of genetic manipulation have become a stark reality: the
power to cure disease and alleviate suffering, to create new
sources of food and energy, as well as to re-design any species,
including humans, for our own ends. Jennifer Doudna is the
co-inventor of this technology, known as CRISPR, and a scientist of
worldwide renown. Writing with fellow researcher Samuel Sternberg,
here she provides the definitive account of her discovery,
explaining how this wondrous invention works and what it is capable
of. A Crack In Creation also asks us to consider what our new-found
power means: how do we enjoy its unprecedented benefits while
avoiding its equally unprecedented dangers? As Doudna argues, every
member of our species is implicated in the answers to these
questions. Somehow we must consider and act together. The future of
humankind - and of all life on Earth - is at stake. This book is an
essential guide to the path that now lies ahead.
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