“A powerful mix of science and ethics... This book is required reading for every concerned citizen—the material it covers should be discussed in schools, colleges, and universities throughout the country.” —The New York Review of Books
Writing with fellow researcher Sam Sternberg, Jennifer A. Doudna—who has since won the Nobel Prize for her CRISPR research—shares the thrilling story of her discovery and describes the enormous responsibility that comes with the power to rewrite the code of life.