{"product_id":"the-code-breaker-young-readers-edition-jennifer-doudna-and-the-race-to-understand-our-genetic-code-paperback","title":"The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition: Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Isaacson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Durand\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Isaacson's #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for young readers!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was \u003ci\u003eThe Double Helix\u003c\/i\u003e, James Watson's account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic instruction code for all forms of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book guided Jennifer Doudna to focus her studies not on DNA, but on what seemed to take a backseat in biochemistry: figuring out the structure of RNA, a closely related molecule that enables the genetic instructions coded in DNA to express themselves. Doudna became an expert in determining the shapes and structures of these RNA molecules--an expertise that led her to develop a revolutionary new technique that could edit human genes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR are already being used to eliminate simple genetic defects that cause disorders such as Tay-Sachs and sickle cell anemia. For now, however, Jennifer and her team are being deployed against our most immediate threat--the coronavirus--and you have just been given a front row seat to that race.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Isaacson, a professor of history at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLeonardo da Vinci\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Innovators\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Steve Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEinstein: His Life and Universe\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBenjamin Franklin: An American Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eKissinger: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor of\u003ci\u003e The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. \u003c\/i\u003eVisit him at Isaacson.Tulane.edu. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Durand is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling collaborator who works with celebrities, beauty and wellness experts, professional athletes, CEOs, and women with a mission. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and two daughters.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 7.63 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760879239456,"sku":"9781665910675","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59f09b5e37f9e7662eae2fa79a31ef08.webp?v=1780192755","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-code-breaker-young-readers-edition-jennifer-doudna-and-the-race-to-understand-our-genetic-code-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}