🧬 Genetically Engineered Hero

A protagonist forged in a laboratory rather than born by chance, whose engineered perfection becomes both weapon and burden as they navigate a world that made them for its own purposes.

Hacking Darwin

by Jamie Metzl • 2019

Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.

3.97

4k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering ✂️ Gene Editing ⏳ Longevity Science

Hacking Darwin 88%

Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.

by Jamie Metzl 2019

3.97

4k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering ✂️ Gene Editing ⏳ Longevity Science

DNA

by James D. Watson • 2002

DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.

4.11

3k+

🧬 Molecular Biology ✂️ Genetic Engineering 📜 History Of Genetics

DNA 88%

DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.

by James D. Watson 2002

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧬 Molecular Biology ✂️ Genetic Engineering 📜 History Of Genetics

The Code Breaker

by Walter Isaacson • 2021

How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.

4.28

42k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biotechnology

The Code Breaker 88%

How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.

by Walter Isaacson 2021

4.28

42k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biotechnology

Beyond Genetics

by Glenn McGee • 2004

DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.

3.60

🧬 Genomics ⚖️ Bioethics 🔬 Genetic Testing

Beyond Genetics 88%

DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.

by Glenn McGee 2004

3.60

5 ratings

🧬 Genomics ⚖️ Bioethics 🔬 Genetic Testing

Written in Fire

by Marcus Sakey • 2016

A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.

4.19

15k+

🧬 Enhanced Humans 🔮 Near Future Thriller 🏛️ Government Conspiracy

Written in Fire 88%

A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.

by Marcus Sakey 2016

4.19

15k+ ratings

🧬 Enhanced Humans 🔮 Near Future Thriller 🏛️ Government Conspiracy

Invincible, Vol. 1

by Robert Kirkman • 2003

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

4.04

13k+

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy

Invincible, Vol. 1 88%

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

by Robert Kirkman 2003

4.04

13k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy

Upgrade

by Blake Crouch • 2022

A gene crime agent forcibly enhanced must hunt his sister before she unleashes a genetic apocalypse.

3.81

124k+

🧬 Genetic Enhancement 🤖 Technothriller ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

Upgrade 87%

A gene crime agent forcibly enhanced must hunt his sister before she unleashes a genetic apocalypse.

by Blake Crouch 2022

3.81

124k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Enhancement 🤖 Technothriller ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

The Death and Life of Superman

by Roger Stern • 1993

Superman dies fighting Doomsday. Four new Supermen rise. One is real. One means to destroy Earth.

4.10

6k+

🪦 Superhero Death And Return 📖 Comic Book Novelization 🦸 Replacement Heroes

The Death and Life of Superman 87%

Superman dies fighting Doomsday. Four new Supermen rise. One is real. One means to destroy Earth.

by Roger Stern 1993

4.10

6k+ ratings

🪦 Superhero Death And Return 📖 Comic Book Novelization 🦸 Replacement Heroes

Altered Inheritance

by Françoise Baylis • 2019

We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.

3.53

🧬 Genome Editing ⚖️ Bioethics 🏛️ Science Policy

Altered Inheritance 87%

We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.

by Françoise Baylis 2019

3.53

94 ratings

🧬 Genome Editing ⚖️ Bioethics 🏛️ Science Policy

School's Out—Forever

by James Patterson • 2006

A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.

4.14

125k+

🧬 Genetic Manipulation 🏃‍♂️ Lab Escapees 👥 Found Family

School's Out—Forever 87%

A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.

by James Patterson 2006

4.14

125k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Manipulation 🏃‍♂️ Lab Escapees 👥 Found Family

Double Helix

by Nancy Werlin • 2004

A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.

3.50

3k+

👶 Designer Babies 👥 Secret Sibling ⚡ Playing God

Double Helix 87%

A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.

by Nancy Werlin 2004

3.50

3k+ ratings

👶 Designer Babies 👥 Secret Sibling ⚡ Playing God

Visions

by Michio Kaku • 2011

When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.

4.03

2k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🔮 Futurism

Visions 87%

When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.

by Michio Kaku 2011

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🔮 Futurism

The Final Warning

by James Patterson • 2008

Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.

3.85

74k+

🧬 Genetic Experiments 🫂 Found Family 🌍 Climate Crisis Action

The Final Warning 87%

Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.

by James Patterson 2008

3.85

74k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Experiments 🫂 Found Family 🌍 Climate Crisis Action

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

by James Patterson • 2007

To save half of humanity, six winged kids must outfly a global corporation.

4.13

98k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Summary

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports 87%

To save half of humanity, six winged kids must outfly a global corporation.

by James Patterson 2007

4.13

98k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Case against Perfection

by Michael J. Sandel • 2007

Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.

3.83

2k+

🧬 Bioethics 🧫 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Human Enhancement

The Case against Perfection 87%

Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.

by Michael J. Sandel 2007

3.83

2k+ ratings

🧬 Bioethics 🧫 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Human Enhancement

The Gene

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2016

From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.

4.35

56k+

🧬 History Of Genetics ⚠️ Eugenics History 🗺️ Human Genome Project

The Gene 87%

From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2016

4.35

56k+ ratings

🧬 History Of Genetics ⚠️ Eugenics History 🗺️ Human Genome Project

A Crack in Creation

by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017

The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.

4.13

7k+

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Scientific Discovery

A Crack in Creation 87%

The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.

by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017

4.13

7k+ ratings

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Scientific Discovery

Mutants

by Armand Marie Leroi • 2003

The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.

4.05

4k+

🔬 Developmental Biology 🧬 Human Genetics 🔀 Genetic Mutations

Mutants 87%

The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.

by Armand Marie Leroi 2003

4.05

4k+ ratings

🔬 Developmental Biology 🧬 Human Genetics 🔀 Genetic Mutations

Invincible

by Robert Kirkman • 2005

A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.

4.32

11k+

🦸‍♂️ Superhero Coming Of Age 🦸 Superhero Deconstruction ⚔️ Father Vs Son

Invincible 87%

A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.

by Robert Kirkman 2005

4.32

11k+ ratings

🦸‍♂️ Superhero Coming Of Age 🦸 Superhero Deconstruction ⚔️ Father Vs Son

The Genesis Machine

by Amy Webb • 2022

Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.

3.94

745

🧬 Synthetic Biology 📋 Science Policy ⚖️ Bioethics

The Genesis Machine 87%

Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.

by Amy Webb 2022

3.94

745 ratings

🧬 Synthetic Biology 📋 Science Policy ⚖️ Bioethics

The Physics of Superheroes

by James Kakalios • 2006

Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.

3.92

3k+

🧪 Pop Science 🎬 Pop-Culture Science 📚 Comic Book Science

The Physics of Superheroes 87%

Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.

by James Kakalios 2006

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧪 Pop Science 🎬 Pop-Culture Science 📚 Comic Book Science

The Angel Experiment

by James Patterson • 2005

Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.

4.07

234k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Kids On The Run

The Angel Experiment 87%

Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.

by James Patterson 2005

4.07

234k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Kids On The Run

Calamity

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.

4.17

93k+

🦸 Superhero Deconstruction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Redemption Arc

Calamity 87%

The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.17

93k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Deconstruction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Redemption Arc

Los superhéroes y la filosofía

by Tom Morris • 2001

What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?

3.84

965

🧠 Pop Philosophy 📖 Comic Book Studies ⚖️ Applied Ethics

Los superhéroes y la filosofía 87%

What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?

by Tom Morris 2001

3.84

965 ratings

🧠 Pop Philosophy 📖 Comic Book Studies ⚖️ Applied Ethics

Creation

by Adam Rutherford • 2013

Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.

3.97

762

🌍 Origin Of Life 🧪 Synthetic Biology 🧬 Genetic Engineering

Creation 86%

Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.

by Adam Rutherford 2013

3.97

762 ratings

🌍 Origin Of Life 🧪 Synthetic Biology 🧬 Genetic Engineering

Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood • 2003

A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.

4.00

290k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Mad Scientist 🫀 Engineered Humans

Oryx and Crake 86%

A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.

by Margaret Atwood 2003

4.00

290k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Mad Scientist 🫀 Engineered Humans

Superconvergence

by Jamie Metzl • 2024

AI reads code. Genetics writes it. Biotech runs it. The three revolutions are now one.

3.75

313

🧬 Synthetic Biology 🩺 Precision Medicine ⚖️ Technology Governance

Superconvergence 86%

AI reads code. Genetics writes it. Biotech runs it. The three revolutions are now one.

by Jamie Metzl 2024

3.75

313 ratings

🧬 Synthetic Biology 🩺 Precision Medicine ⚖️ Technology Governance

Girl in a Rabbit Hole

by R.J. Law • 2021

A geneticist refuses a shadowy offer, and within days her entire life is surgically erased.

3.50

1k+

🧬 Genetic Horror 👁️ Paranoid Thriller 🏛️ Shadow Government

Girl in a Rabbit Hole 86%

A geneticist refuses a shadowy offer, and within days her entire life is surgically erased.

by R.J. Law 2021

3.50

1k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Horror 👁️ Paranoid Thriller 🏛️ Shadow Government

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion

Suddenly Super 86%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion

Greed

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

A sin-cursed superhero goes undercover and meets a reporter whose generous heart his soul craves.

4.26

1k+

🔗 Fated Mates 🦸 Superhero Family ❤️ Found Family

Greed 86%

A sin-cursed superhero goes undercover and meets a reporter whose generous heart his soul craves.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.26

1k+ ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 🦸 Superhero Family ❤️ Found Family

Arrival

by Michael Teitelbaum • 2002

A Kansas teen hides alien powers while a meteor-cursed avenger stalks his high school's homecoming.

3.73

236

🦸 Superhero Origin 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Arrival 86%

A Kansas teen hides alien powers while a meteor-cursed avenger stalks his high school's homecoming.

by Michael Teitelbaum 2002

3.73

236 ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Watchers

by Dean Koontz • 1987

A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.

4.19

173k+

👹 Creature Horror 🧬 Genetic Engineering 🐕 Man And Dog Bond

Watchers 86%

A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.

by Dean Koontz 1987

4.19

173k+ ratings

👹 Creature Horror 🧬 Genetic Engineering 🐕 Man And Dog Bond

Super Human

by Michael Carroll • 2006

A plague fells every adult superhero. Five teenagers must stop an immortal conqueror's return.

4.09

3k+

🦸 Teen Superhero Team 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Villain Redemption

Super Human 86%

A plague fells every adult superhero. Five teenagers must stop an immortal conqueror's return.

by Michael Carroll 2006

4.09

3k+ ratings

🦸 Teen Superhero Team 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Villain Redemption

Bloodline

by James Rollins • 2012

The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.

4.25

25k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Ancient Conspiracy 🐕 Military Working Dog

Bloodline 86%

The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.

by James Rollins 2012

4.25

25k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Ancient Conspiracy 🐕 Military Working Dog

Doctor Strange and Philosophy

by Mark D. White • 2018

How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.

4.27

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🦸 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Virtue Ethics

Doctor Strange and Philosophy 86%

How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.

by Mark D. White 2018

4.27

44 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🦸 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Virtue Ethics

Wrath

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

A deadly, mute warrior falls for a mafia-indebted dancer, but his rage could consume them both.

4.23

1k+

🖤 Tortured Hero ☯️ Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family

Wrath 86%

A deadly, mute warrior falls for a mafia-indebted dancer, but his rage could consume them both.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.23

1k+ ratings

🖤 Tortured Hero ☯️ Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family

The Diamond Age

by Neal Stephenson • 1995

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

4.16

94k+

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader

The Diamond Age 86%

A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.

by Neal Stephenson 1995

4.16

94k+ ratings

📖 Sentient Book 🤱 Surrogate Mother 👑 Child Leader

The Winter Soldier

by Mackenzi Lee • 2023

A botched museum mission plunges a restless Bucky Barnes into a world of spies and memory theft.

4.21

4k+

🦸 Superhero Origin 🕵️ Historical Espionage 🧠 Memory Manipulation

The Winter Soldier 86%

A botched museum mission plunges a restless Bucky Barnes into a world of spies and memory theft.

by Mackenzi Lee 2023

4.21

4k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin 🕵️ Historical Espionage 🧠 Memory Manipulation

Batman

by John Jackson Miller • 2024

The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.

4.05

3k+

🖤 Gothic Superhero 🧪 Mad Scientist 🎭 Shape-Shifter

Batman 86%

The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.

by John Jackson Miller 2024

4.05

3k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Superhero 🧪 Mad Scientist 🎭 Shape-Shifter

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story

Hench 86%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story

Children of Strife

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2026

A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.

4.26

5k+

🧠 Uploaded Consciousness 🕷️ Uplifted Animals 👑 Godlike Beings

Children of Strife 86%

A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2026

4.26

5k+ ratings

🧠 Uploaded Consciousness 🕷️ Uplifted Animals 👑 Godlike Beings

Darwin's Children

by Greg Bear • 2004

Their daughter is evolution's next step. The government calls her a threat. They call her family.

3.66

6k+

🧬 Hard Sf Biology 🦎 Speculative Evolution 😢 Persecuted Children

Darwin's Children 86%

Their daughter is evolution's next step. The government calls her a threat. They call her family.

by Greg Bear 2004

3.66

6k+ ratings

🧬 Hard Sf Biology 🦎 Speculative Evolution 😢 Persecuted Children

Genome

by Matt Ridley • 1999

What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.

4.06

28k+

🧬 Molecular Genetics 🗺️ Genomics 🌿 Evolutionary Biology

Genome 86%

What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.

by Matt Ridley 1999

4.06

28k+ ratings

🧬 Molecular Genetics 🗺️ Genomics 🌿 Evolutionary Biology

Sanctuary

by Caryn Lix • 2018

A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.

3.89

2k+

🚀 Space Prison ⚡ Teens With Powers 🫂 Found Family

Sanctuary 86%

A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.

by Caryn Lix 2018

3.89

2k+ ratings

🚀 Space Prison ⚡ Teens With Powers 🫂 Found Family

Super Gene

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim • 2017

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

4.18

358

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting

Super Gene 86%

An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.

by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim 2017

4.18

358 ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 👹 Monster Hunting

Green Lantern

by Geoff Johns • 2005

Hal Jordan died a villain. His return reveals a cosmic fear that was controlling him.

4.12

11k+

🪐 Cosmic Superhero Epic 🕯️ Fallen Hero Redemption 👮 Space Police Force

Green Lantern 86%

Hal Jordan died a villain. His return reveals a cosmic fear that was controlling him.

by Geoff Johns 2005

4.12

11k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Superhero Epic 🕯️ Fallen Hero Redemption 👮 Space Police Force

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry

Villainous 86%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry

Dog Man Unleashed

by Dav Pilkey • 2016

A dog-headed cop faces a scheming cat whose robot fish plunges the city into chaos.

4.42

24k+

🦸 Superhero Comedy 🐕 Unlikely Hero 🐈 Dog Vs Cat Feud

Dog Man Unleashed 86%

A dog-headed cop faces a scheming cat whose robot fish plunges the city into chaos.

by Dav Pilkey 2016

4.42

24k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Comedy 🐕 Unlikely Hero 🐈 Dog Vs Cat Feud

The Android's Dream

by John Scalzi • 2006

A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.

3.99

24k+

🛸 Comic Space Opera 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🤖 AI Companion

The Android's Dream 86%

A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.

by John Scalzi 2006

3.99

24k+ ratings

🛸 Comic Space Opera 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🤖 AI Companion

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition

by Walter Isaacson • 2022

Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.

4.23

137

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology 👩‍🔬 Women In Science

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 86%

Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.

by Walter Isaacson 2022

4.23

137 ratings

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology 👩‍🔬 Women In Science

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