Category: Walter Isaacson

Ken Burns Documentary on ‘Ben Franklin’: A Better American

April 2, 2022
Arts & CultureBenjamin FranklinBrightFilm & TVKen BurnsMandy PatinkinUncategorizedWalter Isaacson
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For any trivia question that asks, “who was the first American to do X,” answering Ben Franklin is always a good guess. He was a true renaissance man, who was the most internationally renown colonist (and eventually American) of his day. Of course, he was complex, but he ended up on the right side of…

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Walter Isaacson on ‘The Code Breaker’

April 4, 2021
CRISPR-Cas9gene editingJennifer DoudnaOpinionThe Code BreakerViewpointsWalter Isaacson
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Commentary In January, a group of scientists started working on clinical trials to cure sickle cell anemia, an inherited disease which causes red blood cells to form in a sickle shape and prevents them from properly carrying oxygen through the body. The scientists will be using CRISPR-Cas9 technology, which is a cutting-edge method of editing…

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