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While "Heroes of CRISPR" is a fairly detailed history of the whole affair, it's always worth noting that it was written by Eric Lander, the director of an insti

While "Heroes of CRISPR" is a fairly detailed history of the whole affair, it's always worth noting that it was written by Eric Lander, the director of an institute with a strong vested financial interest in having the story interpreted in a particular way.

jhbadger 6y ago
And in particular he of course wanted to make Feng Zhang (who worked for him at the time) to be the principal "hero" of the story.