1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Bestselling author Walter Isaacson (Jobs, Leonardo DaVinci) shares how Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna and her collaborators blazed a trail in a field dominated by men and turned a curiosity of nature into an something that will transform the human race:&amp;nbsp;an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. &amp;nbsp;He reveals how the technology known as&amp;nbsp;CRISPR has launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. &amp;nbsp;Walter talks the controversy over so-called &quot;designer babies,&quot; how Doudna and others are leading the way in the fight against Covid-19,&amp;nbsp;and how the pandemic is actually&amp;nbsp;changing opinions about the potential of gene editing our off-spring. &amp;nbsp;Walter Isaacson also discusses his mission to get people excited about science&amp;nbsp;and the common trait that links all geniuses from Albert Einstein to Leonardo DaVinci. The Code Breaker:&amp;nbsp;Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR, and the Future of the Human Race on Amazon, Audible, or wherever books are sold. &amp;nbsp;Subscribe to his podcast Trailblazers with Walter Isaacson wherever you get your podcasts,&amp;nbsp;and follow him on Twitter at @WalterIsaacson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Kickass News https://www.kickassnews.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18869477/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/101787635