The code breaker : Jennifer Doudna and the race to understand our genetic code
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Author
Isaacson, Walter,
Contributors
Durand, Sarah, author,
Isaacson, Walter. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2021] Code breaker.
Published
New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
Young reader's edition., First edition.
ISBN
9781665910668, 1665910666, 9781665910675, 1665910674, 9781665917537, 1665917539
Physical Desc
xiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Rating
Ages 8-12
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Published
New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2022].
Edition
Young reader's edition., First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781665910668, 1665910666, 9781665910675, 1665910674, 9781665917537, 1665917539

Notes

General Note
"Adaptation by Sarah Durand"--Title page verso
General Note
"This young reader's edition is adapted from The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, published by Simon & Schuster in 2021"--Title page verso
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson's account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic instruction code for all forms of life. This book guided Jennifer Doudna to focus her studies not on DNA, but on what seemed to take a backseat in biochemistry: figuring out the structure of RNA, a closely related molecule that enables the genetic instructions coded in DNA to express themselves. Doudna became an expert in determining the shapes and structures of these RNA molecules--an expertise that led her to develop a revolutionary new technique that could edit human genes. Today gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR are already being used to eliminate simple genetic defects that cause disorders such as Tay-Sachs and sickle cell anemia. For now, however, Jennifer and her team are being deployed against our most immediate threat--the coronavirus--and you have just been given a front row seat to that war."--Amazon.com
Description
"Walter Isaacson's #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for young readers"--,Provided by publisher
Target Audience
Ages 8-12,Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Target Audience
Grades 4-6,Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Awards
BookBrowse Nonfiction Award Winner, 2021

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biochemists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Biotechnology -- Juvenile literature.
CRISPR (Genetics) -- Juvenile literature.
Doudna, Jennifer A. -- Juvenile literature.
Gene editing -- Juvenile literature.
Gene editing -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Geneticists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genetics -- Research -- Juvenile literature.
Nobel Prize winners -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
Young adult literature.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Isaacson, W., Durand, S., & Isaacson, W. F. S. &. S. h. e. N. Y. :. S. &. S. (2022). The code breaker: Jennifer Doudna and the race to understand our genetic code (Young reader's edition.). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Isaacson, Walter, Sarah, Durand and Walter. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster Isaacson. 2022. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Isaacson, Walter, Sarah, Durand and Walter. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster Isaacson. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code New York, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Isaacson, Walter,, Sarah Durand, and Walter. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster Isaacson. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code Young reader's edition., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2022.

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