Editing Humanity
Subtitle: The CRISPR Revolution and the New Era of Genome Editing
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781643133089
Description: If our genes are, to a great extent, our destiny, then what would happen if mankind could engineer and alter the very essence of our DNA coding? Millions might be spared the devastating effects of hereditary disease or the challenges of disability, whether it was the pain of sickle-cell anemia to the ravages of Huntington's disease. But this power to "play God" also raises major ethical questions and poses threats for potential misuse. For decades, these questions have lived exclusively in the realm of science fiction, but as Kevin Davies powerfully reveals in his new book, this is all about to change.