The code breaker : Jennifer Doudna and the race to understand our genetic code
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Author
Contributors
Durand, Sarah, author,
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
Young reader's edition., First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Marina Branch - Juvenile Non-Fiction
J 576.5 I
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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.
Genetics -- Research -- Juvenile literature.
Nobel Prize winners -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult 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.
Genetics -- Research -- Juvenile literature.
Nobel Prize winners -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2022].
Edition
Young reader's edition., First edition.
Language
English
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 (pages 295-320).
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.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Isaacson, W., & Durand, 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.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter and Sarah, Durand. 2022. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter and Sarah, Durand. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter,, and Sarah Durand. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code Young reader's edition., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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