Workbook for The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

Note to Readers:
This is an unofficial Workbook for Walter Isaacson's "The Code Breaker" designed to enrich your reading experience

The Code Breaker follows the history and development of gene editing and the journey of Doudna from her early work with RNA to noted developer of the science of CRISPR

In this Workbook for The Code Breaker, we've distilled some of the events and debates that have influenced the field of gene editing and offered the reader a chance to engage with the issues raised on a personal level. We've utilized multiple learning styles with detailed summaries, lessons, and goals, plus bulleted checklists and action plans to help readers digest and comprehend the ideas expanded on in the book.

Throughout the book you will find:

Summaries
These summaries are concise overviews of each chapter, drawing key themes and learning outcomes. Within them you’ll discover:

• The histories and backgrounds of some of the key issues that have faced Jennifer Doudna and the field of gene editing
• Insights suggested by Walter Isaacson into how the world of scientific research functions.
• Explanation of the ideas around the moral and practical implications of gene editing.

Lessons
Activities based on some of the key ideas and approaches put forward by Walter Isaacson that zone in on personal attitudes towards collaborative and competitive science.

• Stocktaking lessons that allow the reader to look at their own career approaches and how they might adopt scientific methods in their jobs
• Points of discussion to be raised at home, with friends, and in the workplace which address the ethical questions of gene editing.
• Opportunities for reflection on what we might like to see from gene editing scientist in the future.

Goals
A brief dissection of the main idea of each chapter:

• A concise overview of the main ideas Isaacson is keen to get across.
• Important features and context for the chapters.
• Breakdown of the arguments observed by Isaacson and the ideas that have affected how gene editing has developed.

Checklists
These bullet-pointed lists include:

• Distilled concepts on how gene scientists have approached their work
• Breakdowns of what we can learn from people like Doudna and how they investigate complex scientific and ethical issues collaboratively.
• Plans and strategies for the wider public when considering the issue genetic modification

Action Plan
This is a chance for the reader to build their own personal ideas to engage with as they navigate the changing realm of human existence. Ideas include:

• Suggestions and ideas for how the reader might respond with an open mind to gene editing science.
• Long-term plans for the individual how they can cultivate an understanding of basic science to remain properly informed on scientific breakthroughs.
• Questions one should ask when presented with the moral challenge of human life transformed by science.

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