![]() ![]() Jennifer Doudna and her coauthor Samuel Sternberg challenge us to confront the possible dangers of gene editing, even as we embrace its incredible potential. In the tradition of The Double Helix, one of the pioneers of the field describes the exciting collaborative and competitive hunt for the key breakthrough and what it portends for our future.”-Walter Isaacson, best-selling author ofSteve Jobs, Einstein, and The Innovatorsrnrn“A Crack in Creation, by one of the most pioneering women in science, is both exhilarating and frightening. Read it and understand its implications if you want to understand our biological future.”-Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize–winning author ofThe Geneand The Emperor of All Maladiesrnrn“The technology of gene editing will be the most important advance of our era, one that will create astonishing opportunities combined with frightening moral challenges. This book is destined to become an instant classic. Combining deep historical perspectives, personal narrative, and scientific data, Doudna and Sternberg bring the story of CRISPR and ‘gene editing’ alive with pointed honesty and clarity. ![]() Urgent, riveting, and endlessly fascinating, A Crack in Creation is a journey through the past, present, and future of one of biology’s most significant discoveries. ![]() Text A Crack in Creation: gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution Jennifer A. ![]()
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