The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson1/20/2022 We had a smaller group for this discussion, as it was an optional book for January, and quite a large one at that. Overall, we gave this book 4 stars. We felt it was well written and that the author did a great job of making complex scientific concepts understandable enough so that the reader could follow along. We had a great discussion about the ethics surrounding gene editing, disabilities and diseases and who determines what should be available to be changed, and more. We all would have liked more of Jennifer Doudna. The story did a good job of including the many scientists who were part of the collaboration that led to the discoveries around gene editing, and we wondered if Ms. Doudna perhaps encouraged that. We did find her fascinating, and would love to see more. Would also love to read more about Zheng and Charpentier, both for their perspectives and that they were interesting. The themes in the book followed those mentioned by the author in an interview - 1 - Be passionately, playfully curious 2 - Be useful 3 - Know when to compete and when to cooperate 4 - Persist 5 - Connect technology to humanity Overall good book, well written, about a topic we should all try to learn about and think about! Wouldn't it make a great miniseries on a streaming service with each episode from another scientists perspective on their part of the story? notes: themightygirl website has great resources for learning about women in history
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