The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

by Walter Isaacson
4.29 (36K)  •  2021

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Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson is a bestselling American author, journalist, and history professor at Tulane University. He has been the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., the chair and CEO of CNN, and the editor of Time. Isaacson is a graduate of Harvard University and Oxford University. He received the National Humanities Medal in 2023.

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