For the Ages: A History Podcast

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

The New York Historical

Please enjoy this re-release of a past episode of For the Ages. New episodes will return Fall 2025.

Bestselling author Walter Isaacson, in conversation with David M. Rubenstein, discusses the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning Jennifer Doudna who, with her collaborators, created a DNA-editing tool with the power to revolutionize human health. 

Recorded on  February 19, 2021