EAN: 9781788167017

THE GENETIC AGE - MATTHEW COBB TASCHENBUCH

A TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 'The ideal guide to what is not just a
fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethical minefield' Mail on Sunday A new gene
editing technology  invented just seven years ago  has turned humanity into gods. Enabling us
to manipulate the genes in virtually any organism with exquisite precision  CRISPR has given
scientists a degree of control that was undreamt of even in science fiction. But CRISPR is just
the latest  giant leap in a long journey to master genetics. The Genetic Age shows the
astonishing  world-changing potential of the new genetics and the possible threats it poses 
sifting between fantasy and the reality when it comes to both benefits and dangers. By placing
each phase of discovery  anticipation and fear in the context of over fifty years of attempts
to master the natural world  Matthew Cobb  the Baillie-Gifford-shortlisted author of The Idea
of the Brain  weaves the stories of science  history and culture to shed new light on our
future. With the powers now at our disposal  it is a future that is almost impossible to
imagine - but it is one we will create ourselves.

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