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Modern Prometheus : editing the human genome with Crispr-Cas9 / Jim Kozubek.

By: Kozubek, Jim [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2018Edition: Revised and updated edition.Description: 451 p : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781108454629; 1108454623.Subject(s): Gene targeting | Genomes | Genetic engineering | Gene editing | CRISPR-associated protein 9 | Gene editing | Gene targeting | Genetic engineering | GenomesGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Crispr, Cas and capitalists -- The gene trade -- Asilomar -- We can play God in that cell -- Modem Prometheus -- Biopolitics -- Life in a bubble -- To summon a leviathan -- A molecular fairytale -- Secrets from a freshwater fish -- Gene hackers -- Washington.
Summary: This book tells the dramatic story of Crispr and the potential impact of this gene-editing technology.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-441) and index.

Crispr, Cas and capitalists -- The gene trade -- Asilomar -- We can play God in that cell -- Modem Prometheus -- Biopolitics -- Life in a bubble -- To summon a leviathan -- A molecular fairytale -- Secrets from a freshwater fish -- Gene hackers -- Washington.

This book tells the dramatic story of Crispr and the potential impact of this gene-editing technology.

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