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

By Jennifer Doudna

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Reading level

Level seven: Basic adult literature
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Curriculum details

  • Biology
  • Core curriculum
  • Lifelong learning
  • Mar 3, 2025 - Apr 25, 2025
  • 9 credit hours

About

This book is co-authored by one of the scientists who developed the CRISPR gene-editing technology. It provides an understandable explanation of how the technology works, and explores its implications for health care and an equitable society.

Students interested in further exploring this topic should check out The Genesis Machine (www.greatbookshomeschool.com/book/the-genesis-machine) in the Future Studies course, and Code Breaker (www.greatbookshomeschool.com/book/the-code-breaker-jennifer-doudna-gene-editing-and-the-future-of...), the biography of Jennifer Doudna in the Remarkable Biographies course.