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Editing humanity : the CRISPR revolution and the new era of genome editing / Kevin Davies.

By: Publication details: New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth editionDescription: xviii, 446 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781643133089
  • 164313308X
Other title:
  • CRISPR revolution and the new era of genome editing
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH438.7 D385 2020
Contents:
The CRISPR Craze -- 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.
Summary: "If our genes are, to a great extent, our 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, whether it was the pain of sickle-cell anemia to the ravages of Huntington's disease. 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 Kevin Davies powerfully reveals in his new book, this is all about to change. Engrossing and page-turning, 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. Though the birth of the 'CRISPR babies' in China made international news, there is much more to the story of CRISPR than headlines seemingly ripped from science fiction. In Editing Humanity, Davies sheds light on the implications that this new technology can have on our everyday lives and in the lives of generations to come." --book jacket.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks QH438.7 D385 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001496453

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-423) and index.

The CRISPR Craze -- 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.

"If our genes are, to a great extent, our 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, whether it was the pain of sickle-cell anemia to the ravages of Huntington's disease. 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 Kevin Davies powerfully reveals in his new book, this is all about to change. Engrossing and page-turning, 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. Though the birth of the 'CRISPR babies' in China made international news, there is much more to the story of CRISPR than headlines seemingly ripped from science fiction. In Editing Humanity, Davies sheds light on the implications that this new technology can have on our everyday lives and in the lives of generations to come." --book jacket.

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