Author:
Davies, Kevin, 1960- author.
Edition Statement:First Pegasus Books paperback edition.
ImprintNew York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Imprint2020
Descriptionxviii, 445 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Note:The CRISPR craze -- A cut above -- We can be heroes -- "Thelma and Louise" -- DNA surgery -- Field of dreams -- Prize fight -- Genome editing B.C. -- Deliverance or disaster -- The rise and fall of gene therapy -- Overnight success -- Fix you -- Patent pending -- #CRISPRbabies -- The boy from Xinhua -- Breaking the glass -- A maculate conception -- Crossing the germline -- Going rogue -- To extinction and beyond -- Farm aid -- CRISPR prime -- Volitional evolution -- Bases loaded.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-379) and index.
Note:"Editing Humanity brings readers 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 also to edit the DNA of any organism down to the individual building blocks of the genetic code." --Back cover.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries.
