A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution

A Crack in Creation

Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution

By
Jennifer A. Doudna
Jennifer A. Doudna,
Samuel H. Sternberg
Samuel H. Sternberg
2017 • 304 pages

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