![]() The publisher markets the book as a biography and Doudna is the central subject. Four main characters Read Berkeleyside’s story on Walter Isaacson and the writing of the book.ĭoudna’s work, and that of her students, post-docs, and colleagues, as well as collaborators and rivals from other labs, are the subject of Walter Isaacson’s gripping account in The Code Breaker. And it won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry eight years later for a remarkable woman at the University of California, Berkeley, named Jennifer Doudna. The historic breakthrough that led to the now widespread use of CRISPR in biomedical labs around the world came only in 2012. CRISPR technology enabled scientists to create both vaccines in record time, bypassing the clumsy and time-consuming methods employed in vaccine development in the past. ![]() ![]() If you have received either the Moderna or the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, you are benefiting from a biomedical tool called CRISPR. Walter Isaacson at UC Berkeley while researching his book, ‘The Code Breakers.” ![]()
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![]() ![]() Qian Julie Wang's memoir is an unforgettable account of what it means to live under the perpetual threat of deportation and the small joys and sheer determination that kept her family afloat in a new land. Thus begins an extraordinary story that describes, in vivid colours, days labouring in sweatshops and sushi factories, nights scavenging the streets for furniture, and the terrifying moment when the family emerges from the shadows to seek emergency medical treatment for Qian's mother. ![]() Unable to speak English at first, Qian and her parents must work wherever they can to survive, all while she battles hunger and loneliness at school. Qian is just seven when she moves to America, the 'Beautiful Country', where she and her parents find that the roads of New York City are not paved with gold, but crushing fear and scarcity. In China she was the daughter of professors. 'Hunger was a constant, reliable friend in Mei Guo. 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Whatever the case, it’s definitely hard boiled, as I guess you’d expect given it’s set in one of the most violent places on Earth: the city of Ayacucho in Peru, where the communist party ( Shining Path) began its bloody reign of terror in 1980.Īccording to Wikipedia, Ayacucho is also famous for its 33 churches, one for every year of Jesus’ life. Perhaps it might be better to describe it as socio-political thriller. Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo isn’t your usual crime novel. ![]() Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Fiction – hardcover Atlantic Books 288 pages 2010. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the success of the first half of the novel does speak to Ware’s ability to spin a good yarn. ![]() Unfortunately, as Nora’s memory returns, the truth and the climax ultimately disappoint, and Nora’s timidity and secrecy become frustrating. Clearly, something is very wrong, but it’s unclear whether it’s Nora, Clare, Flo, or some outside intruder who is responsible for the chills and the deepening unease. In classic Agatha Christie fashion, the first half of the novel is masterful in the slow build of suspense. Nora, sensitive and skittish and nursing some great secret about her past and her lost friendship with Clare, wants nothing more than to leave, but she feels trapped by curiosity, guilt, and obligation to Flo, the woman who planned the weekend and takes any complication as a personal affront. When Leonora Shaw wakes up in the hospital with memory gaps and a head wound, one of the first questions she asks is, “What have I done?” Through flashbacks, Ware slowly unspools the mystery, setting a truly spooky scene as six relative strangers gather at the isolated Glass House, celebrating the upcoming marriage of Nora’s former friend Clare Cavendish, with whom she had lost touch 10 years before. ![]() In Ware’s debut, a reclusive crime writer reunites with a long-lost friend during a weekend hen party that goes horribly wrong. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Or it doesn't, if you're Plato.)' - Gleick's journey through the fourth dimension is a marvelous mind bender." - Publishers Weekly "A dazzling voyage through the concept of time⁝eeply philosophical and full of quirky humor - 'The universe is like a river. (With a color frontispiece and black-and-white illustrations throughout.) 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He’s a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island’s summer people happy. ![]() Synopsis: Gwen Castle has never so badly wanted to say good-bye to her island home till now: the summer her Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, takes a job there as the local yard boy. Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction ![]() ![]() ![]() “There are rich portions of our history that weren’t being explored, so that was purposeful on my part,” Huguley said recently by phone. 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Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 Hornbook Guide to Children - Recommended, Satisfactory ![]() 446 - Recommended - Hard To Beatīulletin of Ctr for Child Bks pg. Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children pg. Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.13" W x 9.06" (0.90 lbs) 192 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General Lured into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals, they face the most terrifying monster of all. 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