The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson
Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR and the gene-editing revolution: curiosity, competition, collaboration, the Nobel, and the ethics. Isaacson's most recent and most consequential subject.
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you want a story of scientific curiosity and competition.
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you dislike science detail.
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Three things you will actually use
- Curiosity is the engine.
- Competition and collaboration coexist.
- Ask what should be done, not only what can.
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Read the chapters on the race to publish.
Our verdict
Curiosity and CRISPR.
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