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245 10 a| Editing humanity :b| the CRISPR revolution and the new era of genome editing /c| Kevin Davies.;

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505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| If our genes are, to a great extent, our destiny, then what would happen if mankind could engineer and alter the very essence of our DNA coding? Millions might be spared the devastating effects of hereditary disease or the challenges of disability, whether it was the pain of sickle-cell anemia to the ravages of Huntington's disease. But this power to "play God" also raises major ethical questions and poses threats for potential misuse. For decades, these questions have lived exclusively in the realm of science fiction, but as Kevin Davies powerfully reveals in his new book, this is all about to change.;

588 a| Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 29, 2020).;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

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Editing humanity : the CRISPR revolution and the new era of genome editing / Kevin Davies.

Author/creator	Davies, Kevin, 1960- author.
Format	Electronic
Publication	New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Copyright Date	©2020
Description	1 online resource (xviii, 446 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Supplemental Content	Ebook Central
Subjects	CRISPR (Genetics) Gene editing. Genetics. DNA. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats--genetics. Gene Editing Genetics DNA Electronic books.

Contents	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.
Abstract	If our genes are, to a great extent, our destiny, then what would happen if mankind could engineer and alter the very essence of our DNA coding? Millions might be spared the devastating effects of hereditary disease or the challenges of disability, whether it was the pain of sickle-cell anemia to the ravages of Huntington's disease. But this power to "play God" also raises major ethical questions and poses threats for potential misuse. For decades, these questions have lived exclusively in the realm of science fiction, but as Kevin Davies powerfully reveals in his new book, this is all about to change.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description	Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 29, 2020).
Issued in other form	Print version: Davies, Kevin, 1960- Editing humanity. First Pegasus Books cloth edition. New York : Pegasus Books, 2020 9781643133089
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9781643133942 (electronic book)
ISBN	1643133942 (electronic book)
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Publisher number	EB00813090 Recorded Books
Stock number	9981A9FE-747F-4A08-8ED5-030B851210C2 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

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