Editing Humanity: The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing - Kevin Davies Audiobook

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Editing Humanity: The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing
By: Kevin Davies
Narrated by: Kevin Davies
Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
Release date: 10-06-20
Unabridged Audiobook
Language: English
Publisher: Novel Audio

Publisher’s summary

One of the world’s leading experts on genetics unravels one of the most important breakthroughs in modern science and medicine.

If our genes are, to a great extent, 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. 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 Davies powerfully reveals in his new book, this is all about to change.

Engrossing and captivating, Editing Humanity takes listeners 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 listeners 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. In so doing, Davies sheds light on the implications that this new technology will have on our everyday lives and in the lives of generations to come.

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