Editing Humanity The CRISPR Revoluti..., Kevin Davies
Editing Humanity The CRISPR Revoluti..., Kevin Davies
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Editing Humanity: The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing

Author: Kevin Davies

Narrator: Kevin Davies

Unabridged: 16 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Novel Audio

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

One of the world's leading experts on genetics unravels one of the most important breakthroughs in modern science and medicine.

If our genes are, to a great extent, destiny, then what would happen if mankind could engineer and alter the very essence of our DNA coding? Millions might be spared the devastating effects of hereditary disease or the challenges of disability. But this power to “play God” also raises major ethical questions and poses threats for potential misuse. For decades, these questions have lived exclusively in the realm of science fiction, but as Davies powerfully reveals in his new book, this is all about to change.

Engrossing and captivating, Editing Humanity takes 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 to edit the DNA of any organism down to the individual building blocks of the genetic code. Davies introduces readers to arguably the most profound scientific breakthrough of our time. He tracks the scientists on the front lines of its research to the patients whose powerful stories bring the narrative movingly to human scale. In so doing, Davies sheds light on the implications that this new technology will have on our everyday lives and in the lives of generations to come.

About Kevin Davies

Kevin Davies, Ph.D., is the author of Cracking the Genome and editor in chief of Bio-IT World, a monthly magazine covering enabling technology in the life sciences. He was the founding editor of Nature Genetics, the world's leading genetics journal, and he has also written for the Boston Globe, New England Journal of Medicine, New Scientist, and Prospect. Davies holds an M.A. in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D in molecular genetics from the University of London. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with his wife and two teenage children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin

Notes from this sassy report on the history, status and future of gene editing tools, specifically CRISPR. Insight into the competitive world of scientific research related to tinkering with DNA. Editing Mankind: Humanity in the Age of CRISPR and Gene Editing by Kevin Davies To play God End pollution, g......more

Goodreads review by Irene

‼️Sarepta Mentioned‼️ Anyway, I really enjoyed the chapters on gene therapy, He Jiankui, and base and prime editing!......more

Goodreads review by Julia

Probably a 4.5/5. The book is super informative on CRISPR-CAS9 but also the different Cas systems and more. He's also good at distilling harder concepts such as virology and vector usage so the layman can understand. This book is well researched and packed with a lot of information. Also, I apprecia......more