A Crack In Creation: Gene Editing And The Unthi... May 2026

: Doudna recounts the scientific journey of identifying how bacteria use CRISPR to defend against viruses and how her team repurposed this mechanism into a powerful gene-editing tool.

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: Often has discounted copies; currently listed at $7.49 . : Doudna recounts the scientific journey of identifying

: Provides the audiobook version narrated by Erin Bennett for $19.39 . Duck River Books : Sells the hardcover for $19.99 . Target : Lists the paperback for $10

: Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and recommended reading by The New York Review of Books .

is a nonfiction book written by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer A. Doudna and researcher Samuel H. Sternberg . It chronicles the groundbreaking discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 technology, a tool that allows for precise, cheap, and easy editing of DNA. The book is structured into two main parts: