TY - BOOK AU - Doudna,Jennifer A. AU - Sternberg,Samuel H. TI - A crack in creation: gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution SN - 9780544716940 (hardcover) AV - QH 440 D728c 2017 U1 - 576.5072 PY - 2017/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt KW - Gene Editing KW - history KW - CRISPR-Cas Systems KW - Genetic Code KW - Genetic Research KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The quest for a cure -- A new defense -- Cracking the code -- Command and control -- The CRISPR menagerie -- To heal the sick -- The reckoning -- What lies ahead -- Epilogue : the beginning N2 - Two Berkeley scientists explore the potential of a revolutionary genetics technology capable of easily and affordably manipulating DNA in human embryos to prevent specific diseases, addressing key concerns about related ethical and societal repercussions ER -