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 PY - 2017/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt KW - Genetic engineering KW - History KW - Genetic code KW - Genetics KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-269) 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 -