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Sep 2022
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Show notes / PDF & Infographic / Free Audiobook / Imagine slicing open the blueprint of life and pasting in a new future. Jennifer Doudna did— with CRISPR. In this episode, we’ll decode Walter Isaacson’s The Code Breaker—rivalries, revelations, and the race to rewrite humanity. Ready to crack the code? READ 1 MILLION BOOKS ON YOUR TERMS. In minutes. For fre ... Show More
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