Jeff answers “is this told from a eugenecist perspective?”

Nick Riba-Ramírez asked this question about The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race:

is this told from a eugenecist perspective?

Jeff NO it definitely is not. It does identify that some of the scientists involved still hold those perspective, and calls them out on it when it surfaces…moreNO it definitely is not. It does identify that some of the scientists involved still hold those perspective, and calls them out on it when it surfaces.
This is told from an outsiders view of one aspect of the state of biochemistry, the various international groups that researched DNA, RNA and viruses...and their successes and failures. The initial competition for patents, the resulting founding companies and eventual collaborative efforts that brought major effort and successes.

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