{"product_id":"masterminds-genius-dna-and-the-quest-to-rewrite-life-9780060537395","title":"Masterminds: Genius, Dna, and the Quest to Rewrite Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Watson, J. Craig Venter, Francis Collins, Cynthia Kenyon . . . you may not know them, but you should. They are the masterminds of genetics and biotechnology who want you to live to be 150 years old, to regenerate your heart and brain, to create synthetic life. For better or worse, they are about to alter life on earth forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan tells the remarkable stories of cutting-edge bioscientists, revealing their quirky, uniquely fascinating, sometimes vaguely unsettling personas as a means to understand their science and the astonishing implications of their work. This book seamlessly combines myth, biography, scholarship, and wit that poses the all-important question: Can we actually trust these masterminds?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ewing Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060537395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuncan, David Ewing:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Ewing Duncan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of five books, including the international bestseller \u003cstrong\u003eCalendar\u003c\/strong\u003e, and writes for \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiscover\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a freelance producer and correspondent for ABC's \u003cem\u003eNightline\u003c\/em\u003e, and a commentator on NPR's \u003cem\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/em\u003e. He also writes the popular \"Biotech and Creativity\" column for the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2003, he won the Magazine Journalism Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He lives in San Francisco, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099425996915,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ad2e3932-5536-4c7c-912d-90730fec7549.jpg?v=1748699051","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/masterminds-genius-dna-and-the-quest-to-rewrite-life-9780060537395","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}