"The author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children"--
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Part one: The origins of life -- Part two: CRISPR -- Part three: Gene editing -- Part four: CRISPR in action -- Part five: Public scientist -- Part six: CRISPR -- Part seven: The moral questions -- Part eight: Dispatches from the front -- Part nine: Coronavirus.