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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
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It’s a complex story and involves many elements of which I didn’t understand so it’s not something you can half listen to or listen before bed in my view, as you need to be on it. However CRISPR is one of the biggest/greatest enhancements/discoveries so more people should read and learn about it as it will become more and more common place over the next few years/decades
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I won this in a Goodreads giveaway and it is such a timely read! It covers the development of CRISPR gene editing technology and its applications, including its role in addressing the coronavirus pandemic and the ethical implications of gene editing (which came to a head during the 'CRISPR baby scandal' of 2018-2019). He particularly focuses on Jennifer Doudna, who, along with her co-researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for her work on CRISPR, but also includes a larger cast of scientists that each provided significant contributions to the field. It dovetails well with his earlier book "The Innovators" (about the digital revolution), as he approaches the genetics revolution from a similar perspective, emphasizing the collaborative nature of great achievements and the competing strategies of open community initiatives versus covert proprietary ones. I found the book to be a bit slow in the very beginning, but once the CRISPR competition in the scientific community heated up, I was hooked.
It’s between 3 and 4 stars. I appreciate how Isaacson writes, but this one took a while to figure out what kind of book it wanted to be. It’s worth reading if you are interested in gene editing or biology academia.
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informative
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medium-paced