![]() ![]() Scientists believe they can use CRISPR/Cas9 to alter human DNA structures. Cas9 can “cut” through strands of DNA and alter it. Within these DNA structures is a gene known as Cas9. It relays the brief history of a genome-editing tool known as CRISPR, or “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.” CRISPR is a DNA structure found in bacteria that scientists now understand plays a crucial role in immune defense. But we also are in a time of amazing technological and medical advancements that now make the idea of a real-life Captain America not so far-fetched. It seems like science fiction to think that a similar improvement to the human condition could be possible. ![]() We live in a day of superhero movies where we see scrawny young men go into a machine and come out super soldiers. Sternberg, a biochemist and genome expert, runs a research laboratory at Columbia University. Doudna, a biochemist known for her pioneering work on genome editing, has won numerous awards for her work. The book has been nominated for numerous awards and is popular within the scientific community. ![]() Sternberg discuss the implications of a recent discovery allowing us to completely rewrite genetic codes. ![]() In A Crack in Creation is a genetics-focused science book, Jennifer A. “The future is in our hands as never before, and this book explains the stakes like no other.” - George Lucas ★★ One of Science News’ “Favorite Books of the Year” ★★ ★★ Goodreads Choice Award : Nominee for Best Science & Technology (2017) ★★ ★★ BY THE WINNER OF THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY ★★ ![]()
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