The Code Breaker

By Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur

Subjects: CRISPR (Genetics), Women, biotechnology, Women scientists, biography, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2022-05-22, Gene editing, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2021-03-28, General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, New York Times bestseller, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, English & college success -> english -> biography & autobiography, Biological sciences & nutrition -> biology -> life sciences general, the scientific process, Biochemists, Immunogenetics, New York Times reviewed, CRISPR, Science & technology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Genetic engineering

Description: A scientific biography of Jennifer Doudna, a founder and co-developer of the CRISPR gene-editing mechanism, and an examination of what happened after CRISPR hit the marketplace.