¡°This year¡¯s prize is about rewriting the code of life. These genetic scissors have taken the life sciences into a new epoch.¡± ? Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
"Walter Isaacson is our Renaissance biographer, a writer of unusual range and depth who has plumbed lives of genius to illuminate fundamental truths about human nature. From Leonardo to Steve Jobs, from Benjamin Franklin to Albert Einstein, Isaacson has given us an unparalleled canon of work that chronicles how we have come to live the way we do. Now, in a magnificent, compelling, and wholly original book, he turns his attention to the next frontier: that of gene editing and the role science may play in reshaping the nature of life itself. This is an urgent, sober, accessible, and altogether brilliant achievement." ?Jon Meacham
"When a great biographer combines his own fascination with science and a superb narrative style, the result is magic. This important and powerful work, written in the tradition of The Double Helix, allows us not only to follow the story of a brilliant and inspired scientist as she engages in a fierce competitive race, but to experience for ourselves the wonders of nature and the joys of discovery." ?Doris Kearns Goodwin
¡°He¡¯s done it again. The Code Breaker is another Walter Isaacson must-read. This time he has a heroine who will be for the ages; a worldwide cast of remarkable, fiercely competitive scientists; and a string of discoveries that will change our lives far more than the iPhone did. The tale is gripping. The implications mind-blowing.¡± ? Atul Gawande
"An extraordinary book that delves into one of the most path-breaking biological technologies of our times and the creators who helped birth it. This brilliant book is absolutely necessary reading for our era." ? Siddhartha Mukherjee
¡°Now more than ever we should appreciate the beauty of nature and the importance of scientific research; This book and Jennifer Doudna¡¯s career show how thrilling it can be to understand how life works.¡± ?Sue Desmond-Hellmann
"A vital book about the next big thing in science?and yet another top-notch biography from Isaacson." ? Kirkus Reviews (starred review)