The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson
Biography / Science
The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson
—· 560 p· 2001
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Overview
About
A scientific biography of Jennifer Doudna, a founder and co-developer of the CRISPR gene-editing mechanism, and an examination of what happened after CRISPR hit the marketplace.
Pages
560
Random House Espanol
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Scientific Accessibility9
Prose8
Narration8
Bioethics Discussion8
Emotional depth7
Pacing7
Plot twists5
Worldbuilding4
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