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A review by rossbm
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
4.0
(read as physical book)
I enjoyed this book, especially as it recounted the different discoveries about CRISPR and the different groups contributing to these discoveries. It seems a bit odd that the book is as biography of Doudna since it isn't really about her life, but it definitely helps to focus the book a bit. I started skimming towards the end, especially the parts about COVID testing, since it wasn't particularly focused on interesting. There were a lot of "characters" that were hard to keep track of.
The book made me excited for biology. It will be interesting to see what discoveries and inventions come about in the next decades. The chapters on the ethics of gene editing humans were alright, but not particularly thought provoking.
I enjoyed this book, especially as it recounted the different discoveries about CRISPR and the different groups contributing to these discoveries. It seems a bit odd that the book is as biography of Doudna since it isn't really about her life, but it definitely helps to focus the book a bit. I started skimming towards the end, especially the parts about COVID testing, since it wasn't particularly focused on interesting. There were a lot of "characters" that were hard to keep track of.
The book made me excited for biology. It will be interesting to see what discoveries and inventions come about in the next decades. The chapters on the ethics of gene editing humans were alright, but not particularly thought provoking.