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Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about the latest science being employed to bring back extinct animals. What is gene splicing? What does CRISPR stand for? How does it aid with gene splicing? Should Colossal Biosciences be allowed to bring back the extinct Tasmanian Tiger and Wooly Mammoth? What are the pros and cons of doing so? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, engaging examples...
2) Human nature
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Our DNA can determine attributes from eye color to medical predispositions. An extraordinary technology called CRISPR allows us to edit human DNA, possibly eliminating genetic diseases or choosing our children's features. But how far should we go?
Author
Publisher
Debate/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Hay una revolucion en marcha, una tecnologia prodigiosa que nos va a permitir curar enfermedades, derrotar virus y tener hijos mas sanos. A su cabeza esta la reciente premio Nobel Jennifer Doudna y sus colegas, protagonistas del nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson. Aunque su profesor de instituto le advirtio que las ninas no podian ser cientificas, su busqueda apasionada de los mecanismos ocultos de la vida y su voluntad por convertir descubrimientos en...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"We can change the world with genetic modification—but should we? CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is—but it’s also one of the most powerful ways we can shape the future. And it’s poised to completely upend the way we think about science. Author Yolanda Ridge tackles this topic in a friendly and accessible tone, with two introductory chapters covering...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When 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 The Double Helix, 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. This book guided Jennifer Doudna to focus her studies not on DNA, but on what seemed to take a backseat in biochemistry:...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children"--
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