The Genetic Age
Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life
$30.65
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2023
Summary
A TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
‘The ideal guide to what is not just a fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethical minefield’ Mail on Sunday
A new gene editing technology, invented just seven years ago, has turned humanity into gods. Enabling us to manipulate the genes in virtually any organism with exquisite precision, CRISPR has given scientists a degree of control that was undreamt of even in science fiction.
But CRISPR is just the l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788167017 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1788167015 |
| Author: | Professor Matthew Cobb, Matthew Cobb |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 34mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Fascinating, occasionally chilling and very readable’ - Rhys Blakely‘Detailed and deeply researched … striking … complex’ - Henry Marsh’[A] deeply researched and often deeply troubling history of gene science … [in search of] decency and honor in a morally complex field.’ - Deborah Blum‘Disturbing and readable’ - New Scientist‘Comprehensive … you can sense Cobb’s excitement and enthusiasm’ - TLS
About The Author
Professor Matthew Cobb
Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester. His previous books include The Idea of the Brain: A History, which is shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize, Life’s Greatest Secret: The Race to Discover the Genetic Code, which was shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Book Prize, and the acclaimed histories The Resistance and Eleven Days in August.
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