Code Breaker Young Reader Edition (Export)
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781665917537
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When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book that would spark her curiosity in science. It was The Double Helix, James Watson's account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic instruction code for all forms of life. When the time came, Doudna focused her studies on what seemed to take a backseat in biochemistry; figuring out the structure of RNA, a closely related molecule that enables the genetic instructions coded in DNA to express themselves. Doudna's expertise led her and her collaborators to develop a revolutionary new technique that could actually edit human genes. Today gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR are already being used to eliminate simple genetic defects that cause disorders such as Tay-Sachs disease and sickle-cell anemia. For now, however, Doudna and her team are lining up against our most immediate threat-the coronavirus-and you have just been given a front-row seat to that race. Book jacket.
| ISBN-13 | 9781665917537 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1665917539 |
| List Price | $7.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 336 pages |
| Publisher | Kiligry |
| Published On | 2022-04-26 |
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