| The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race | |
| Author: | Walter Isaacson |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Pub Date: | March 9, 2021 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages: | 560 |
| Isbn: | 978-1-9821-1585-2 |
| Isbn Note: | (hardcover) |
| Oclc: | 1187220557 |
| Dewey: | 576.5 |
| Congress: | QH440 .I83 2021 |
| Preceded By: | Leonardo da Vinci |
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race is a non-fiction book authored by American historian and journalist Walter Isaacson. Published in March 2021 by Simon & Schuster, it is a biography of Jennifer Doudna, the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the CRISPR system of gene editing.[1]
On March 22, 2021, Isaacson appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss the book.[2]
The book debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending March 13, 2021.[3]
In its starred review, Kirkus Reviews called it a "vital book about the next big thing in science—and yet another top-notch biography from Isaacson."[4]
Publishers Weekly called it a "gripping account of a great scientific advancement and of the dedicated scientists who realized it."[5]