Editing humanity: the CRISPR revolution and the new era of genome editing / Kevin Davies.
Publisher:
Pegasus Books,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
xviii, 445 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-426) and index.
Contents:
Bases loaded. A cut above -- We can be heroes -- "Thelma and Louise" -- DNA surgery -- Field of dreams -- Prize fight -- Genome editing B.C. -- Deliverance or disaster -- The rise and fall of gene therapy -- Overnight success -- Fix you -- Patent pending -- #CRISPRbabies -- The boy from Xinhua -- Breaking the glass -- A maculate conception -- Crossing the germline -- Going rogue -- To extinction and beyond -- Farm aid -- CRISPR prime -- Volitional evolution -- Bases loaded.
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