The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human RaceNew · Science, Nonfiction, Biography
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
2021 · 536 pages · Nonfiction
47
New
★ 4.27 on Goodreads · 43K ratings
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2021). 4.27★ from 43K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
47Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers70 out of 100 · counts 50%+40
- Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3
Where it ranks
- #53 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #113 of the 207 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #271 of the 730 new books we rank
- #643 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2021)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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