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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This was so very very good. I kind of knew about CRISPR but had no idea of the race to figure it out or to just how significant this discovery is. The book explained really well just how simple the technology has made editing genes and highlighted the risks that will most likely be coming along shortly on the back of this discovery. This book got me quite interested in biotech and now I may need to dig deeper.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Excellent book. Excellent narrator.
I was not into Chemistry enough to go through it. Slow and painful.
Overall, a good book. However, I did not like how the researcher Jung was depicted as a villain. It does not make sense to use negative connotative terms such as failure, inconclusive, secrecy.
This memoir was phenomenal. It was highly informative, well researched, and ventured into many different subtopics. Not only did we get a personal history on Doudna, but Isaacson did a great job at describing all of the major players involved (there were many, as science is a highly collaborative field). Isaacson explores ideas of scientific competition, the tension between patents and prizes and collaboration for good of humanity. I liked how in depth this book goes on specific papers published, but it requires a pretty solid understanding of biology. I wouldn't recommend this book to someone who doesn't like science. But if you like molecular and structural biology, or even following the scientific pursuit, I would highly recommend. The topics of CRISPR are complicated, with unanswerable ethical questions. Where do we draw the line with gene editing? What is our responsibility as citizens? Should we limit the further use of CRISPR? How do we encourage scientific progress without falling down a slipper slope? Isaacson does a great job of considering all possible angles, getting input from multiple experts, and sharing his own thoughts on the bioethics questions that are at the core of this book. I also thought the section on Coronavirus and the future of CRISPR was incredibly timely and interesting to read. I liked being able to see how the pandemic, for better or for worse, has fundamentally changed our pursuit of science. This was a really intellectual, well-researched nonfiction book. I learned a lot of new information but it also made me reflect a lot on my own personal ethics.
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I think one that would have been better reading rather than listening. I feel like I struggled through the first half. I definitely am more informed now though!
Got bogged down with other priorities and couldn’t focus on this as much as I wanted. It was due back at library.
informative
medium-paced
I learned a lot from the book.