Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday
closed
Saturday & Sunday
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When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn’t become scientists, she decided she would.
Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book’s author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his co-discovery of the structure of DNA. She and her collaborators turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions.
The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet. Now we are entering a life-science revolution. Children who study digital coding will be joined by those who study genetic code.
Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses? What a wonderful boon that would be! And what about preventing depression? Hmmm…Should we allow parents, if they can afford it, to enhance the height or muscles or IQ of their kids?
After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Her story is a thrilling detective tale that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.
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30 days of purchase.
All glass purchases are final and non-refundable.
Two ways to Return:
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Bring your receipt/packing slip and merchandise to the CSHL Bookstore, located on the lower level of Grace Auditorium.
By Mail
1. Include a copy of your order details or order confirmation email with your return.
If you don’t have this information, include a note with your name, email address, phone number, and order number. Your refund may be delayed if we can’t identify the original order.
2. Return shipping is at your expense. We are not liable for merchandise that is lost or damaged in transit.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 Bungtown Road
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
ATTN: BOOKSTORE/GRACE AUDITORIUM
Business Hours
Tuesday - Friday
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday
closed
Saturday & Sunday
closed