{"product_id":"the-unnatural-selection-of-our-species-at-the-frontier-of-gene-editing-paperback","title":"The Unnatural Selection of Our Species: At the Frontier of Gene Editing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTorill Kornfeldt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFiona Graham\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2018, the first genetically-modified children were born.\u003cbr\u003eNow we have the tools to reshape the future of our species.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a pair of genetic scissors known as CRISPR, we can potentially select the traits of our children, or avoid ageing, or cure disease. But with that ability comes a new set of risks, forcing us to face hard ethical questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorill Kornfeldt has travelled all over the world to meet the people driving this research forward. She has visited fertility clinics in South Korea, oncologists in China who are experimenting on sick patients, and biohackers in the US who want to make the new technology available to everyone. In \u003ci\u003eThe Unnatural Selection of Our Species\u003c\/i\u003e, she asks: How are we supposed to handle these new tools that could end up changing our genetic material?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Well written, knowledgeable, and engaging - exactly how really good popular science is supposed to be'\u003c\/b\u003e Gustav Källstrand, Nobel Centre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTorill Kornfeldt\u003c\/b\u003e is a Swedish science journalist with a background in biology. She has worked in the science department of Sweden's leading morning newspaper \u003ci\u003eDagens Nyheter\u003c\/i\u003e and at the science branch of the Swedish public service radio. There she created the successful radio show \u003ci\u003eTekniksafari \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eTech Safari\u003c\/i\u003e) on new technology changing society. Her main focus is on how emerging bioengineering and technology will shape our future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFiona Graham has a degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University, and has lived in Kenya, Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, and Belgium. She translates from Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedish, and German, and is currently the reviews editor at the Swedish Book Review.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241576100114,"sku":"9781915643537","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/Ef4QXPDJ119781915643537.webp?v=1777903653","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-unnatural-selection-of-our-species-at-the-frontier-of-gene-editing-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}