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Biographer Walter Isaacson on CRISPR and his new subject, Jennifer Doudna
In , Walter Isaacson discussed his forthcoming book about Jennifer Doudna and her revolutionary invention, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing. (UC Berkeley video by Roxanne Makasdjian)
Walter Isaacson, who has written acclaimed biographies of physicist Albert Einstein, computer pioneer Steve Jobs and polymath Benjamin Franklin, has now turned his focus on biotechnology and one of today&#;s scientific luminaries: UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
His new biography, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race, published this week by Simon & Schuster, delves into the world of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, which Isaacson calls &#;the third great revolution of modern times,&#; after that of the atom and digital computers.
During a visit to the Innovative Genomics Institute in September , before the COVID pandemic, Isaacson sat down with Roxanne Makasdjian, director of broadcast communications at UC Berkeley’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs, to talk about his book, genome editing and the implications this technology has for the planet.
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The Code Breaker
book by Walter Isaacson
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race is a non-fiction book authored by American historian and journalist Walter Isaacson. Published in March by Simon & Schuster, it is a biography of Jennifer Doudna, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the CRISPR system of gene editing.[1]
Promotion
[edit]On March 22, , Isaacson appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss the book.[2]
Reception
[edit]The book debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending March 13, [3]
In its starred review, Kirkus Reviews called it a "vital book about the next big thing in science—and yet another top-notch biography from Isaacson."[4]
Publishers Weekly called it a "gripping account of a great scientific advancement and of the dedicated scientists who realized it."[5]
References
[edit]- ^"The Code Breaker". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved March 18,
- ^"Robert Downey Jr./Walter Isaacson/Sebastián Yatra/Guaynaa". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Episode March 22, CBS.
- ^"Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times