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The Billion Dollar Molecule
- One Company's Quest for the Perfect Drug
- By: Barry Werth
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
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Join journalist Barry Werth as he pulls back the curtain on Vertex, a start-up pharmaceutical company, and witness firsthand the intense drama being played out in the pioneering and hugely profitable field of drug research....
By: Barry Werth
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A Crack in Creation
- Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
- By: Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers....
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Clear and informative
- By Allan Paterson on 28-04-19
By: Jennifer A. Doudna, and others
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Homo Deus: Breve historia del mañana [Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow]
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Carlos Manuel Vesga
- Length: 17 hrs
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De animales a dioses, augura un mundo no tan lejano en el cual nos veremos enfrentados a una nueva serie de retos....
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un argumento narrado a la perfeccion!
- By Benjamin Auffarth on 12-09-18
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Deep Medicine
- How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
- By: Eric Topol
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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One of America's top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care....
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Some interesting ideas
- By Nicos on 28-06-19
By: Eric Topol
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On the Future
- Prospects for Humanity
- By: Martin Rees
- Narrated by: Martin Rees, Samuel West
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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Rich with fascinating insights into cutting-edge science and technology, On the Future is a provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and best-selling author Martin Rees....
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Outstandingly practical usful way of thinking.
- By Sam Goodwin on 29-06-20
By: Martin Rees
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Ending Aging
- The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime
- By: Aubrey de Grey, Michael Rae
- Narrated by: Stephanie Murphy
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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A long life in a healthy, vigorous, youthful body has always been one of humanity's greatest dreams....
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Revolutionary
- By Wild Bunny on 18-11-16
By: Aubrey de Grey, and others
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The Billion Dollar Molecule
- One Company's Quest for the Perfect Drug
- By: Barry Werth
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Join journalist Barry Werth as he pulls back the curtain on Vertex, a start-up pharmaceutical company, and witness firsthand the intense drama being played out in the pioneering and hugely profitable field of drug research....
By: Barry Werth
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A Crack in Creation
- Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
- By: Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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The cheapest, simplest, most effective way of manipulating DNA ever known, CRISPR may well give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers....
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Clear and informative
- By Allan Paterson on 28-04-19
By: Jennifer A. Doudna, and others
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Homo Deus: Breve historia del mañana [Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow]
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Carlos Manuel Vesga
- Length: 17 hrs
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De animales a dioses, augura un mundo no tan lejano en el cual nos veremos enfrentados a una nueva serie de retos....
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un argumento narrado a la perfeccion!
- By Benjamin Auffarth on 12-09-18
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Deep Medicine
- How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
- By: Eric Topol
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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One of America's top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care....
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Some interesting ideas
- By Nicos on 28-06-19
By: Eric Topol
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On the Future
- Prospects for Humanity
- By: Martin Rees
- Narrated by: Martin Rees, Samuel West
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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Rich with fascinating insights into cutting-edge science and technology, On the Future is a provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and best-selling author Martin Rees....
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Outstandingly practical usful way of thinking.
- By Sam Goodwin on 29-06-20
By: Martin Rees
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Ending Aging
- The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime
- By: Aubrey de Grey, Michael Rae
- Narrated by: Stephanie Murphy
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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A long life in a healthy, vigorous, youthful body has always been one of humanity's greatest dreams....
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Revolutionary
- By Wild Bunny on 18-11-16
By: Aubrey de Grey, and others
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Life as We Made It
- How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined - and Redefined - Nature
- By: Beth Shapiro
- Narrated by: Beth Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Once, we humans could only observe evolution. Suddenly, we had conquered it. And yet, in Life as We Made It, evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro argues that - despite how amazing our new technologies are - our ability to alter the course of evolution isn’t new....
By: Beth Shapiro
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The Drug Discovery and Development Cycle
- A Concise Overview of the Key Steps from Concept to Launch
- By: Kabir Hussain
- Narrated by: Rebecca Sharp
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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The pharmaceutical drug discovery and development cycle is long and complex. This audiobook provides a concise overview of the whole process and offers insights into working in the pharmaceutical industry....
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Very clear and informative review of drug development
- By Kristina on 06-05-21
By: Kabir Hussain
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The Mutant Project
- Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans
- By: Eben Kirksey
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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An anthropologist visits the frontiers of the next scientific revolution to ask: Whose values are guiding gene editing experiments, and what are the implications for humanity? Listen to find out more....
By: Eben Kirksey
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Regenesis
- How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves
- By: George M. Church, Ed Regis
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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A Harvard biologist and master inventor explores how new biotechnologies will enable us to bring species back from the dead, unlock vast supplies of renewable energy, and extend human life....
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More Daydreaming Less Science
- By Edluan on 09-10-22
By: George M. Church, and others
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Altered Genes, Twisted Truth
- How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public
- By: Steven M. Druker
- Narrated by: Steven M. Druker, Christopher Lane, Laural Merlington
- Length: 21 hrs
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The fascinating and frequently astounding story of how the massive enterprise to restructure the genetic core of the world's food supply came into being....
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Outstanding, Clear and Very Important !!
- By milos on 23-06-19
By: Steven M. Druker
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The Re-Origin of Species
- By: Torill Kornfeldt, Fiona Graham
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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What does a mammoth smell like? Do dinosaurs bob their heads as they walk, like today’s birds? Do aurochs low like cows? You may soon find out....
By: Torill Kornfeldt, and others
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DNA
- The Story of the Genetic Revolution
- By: James D. Watson, Andrew Berry, Kevin Davies
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
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This is the most comprehensive and authoritative exploration of DNA's impact - practical, social, and ethical - on our society and our world....
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A great panoramic survey of the DNA revolution
- By Sean on 22-07-22
By: James D. Watson, and others
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From Breakthrough to Blockbuster
- The Business of Biotechnology
- By: Donald L. Drakeman, Lisa N. Drakeman, Nektarios Oraiopoulos
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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Beginning in the 1970s, several scientific breakthroughs promised to transform the creation of new medicines. As investors sought to capitalize on these Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, the biotech industry grew to thousands of small companies around the world....
By: Donald L. Drakeman, and others
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The Kaggle Book
- Data Analysis and Machine Learning for Competitive Data Science
- By: Konrad Banachewicz, Luca Massaron
- Narrated by: Alex Freeman
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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The first audiobook of its kind, The Kaggle Book assembles in one place the techniques and skills you'll need for success in competitions, data science projects, and beyond....
By: Konrad Banachewicz, and others
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Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?
- By: David Pearce
- Narrated by: Brandon Woodall
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
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Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering? is a collection of essays by utilitarian philosopher David Pearce. The essays deal with a variety of subjects, including the abolition of suffering through biotechnology and negative utilitarianism among many other topics....
By: David Pearce
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A Prescription for Change
- The Looming Crisis in Drug Development
- By: Michael Kinch
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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The introduction of new medicines has dramatically improved the quantity and quality of individual and public health, while contributing trillions of dollars to the global economy....
By: Michael Kinch
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Life’s Ratchet
- How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos
- By: Peter M. Hoffman
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Part history, part cutting-edge science, part philosophy, Life’s Ratchet takes us from ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern nanotechnology to tell the story of our quest for the machinery of life....
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Wonderfully informing
- By Marcelo on 07-12-15
By: Peter M. Hoffman
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Science of Self
- By: Lee M. Silver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Lee M. Silver
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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In 24 thought-provoking lectures designed for nonscientists, this course explores today's exciting field of genomics, the study of the vast storehouse of information contained within chromosomes. Your professor is Princeton University biologist Lee M. Silver....
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Sadly out of date
- By Susan Harvey on 17-06-19
By: Lee M. Silver, and others
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The Age of Living Machines
- How the Convergence of Biology and Engineering Will Build the Next Technology Revolution
- By: Susan Hockfield
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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From the former president of MIT, the story of the next technology revolution and how it will change our lives....
By: Susan Hockfield
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Homo Deus [Homo Deus. A Brief History of Tomorrow]
- Breve historia del mañana
- By: Yuval Noah Harari, Joandomènec Ros i Aragonès
- Narrated by: Luis David García Márquez
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
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A lo largo del último siglo, la humanidad ha logrado lo imposible frenando la hambruna, la peste y la guerra....
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esclarecedor
- By Aldo on 29-02-24
By: Yuval Noah Harari, and others
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El código de la vida [The Code Breaker]
- Jennifer Doudna, la edición genética y el futuro de la especie humana [Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Species]
- By: Walter Isaacson, Luis Jesús Negro García, Inga Pellisa Díaz
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi, Luis Solís
- Length: 19 hrs and 51 mins
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Hay una revolución en marcha, una tecnología prodigiosa que nos va a permitir curar enfermedades, derrotar virus y tener hijos más sanos. A su cabeza está la reciente premio Nobel Jennifer Doudna y sus colegas, protagonistas del nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson....
By: Walter Isaacson, and others
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How to Clone a Mammoth
- The Science of De-Extinction
- By: Beth Shapiro
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes....
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Informative and inspiring
- By Sarah C on 28-09-22
By: Beth Shapiro
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Mind Wars
- Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century
- By: Jonathan Moreno
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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The first audiobook of its kind, Mind Wars covers the ethical dilemmas and bizarre history of cutting-edge technology and neuroscience developed for military applications....
By: Jonathan Moreno
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Food Fight
- GMOs and the Future of the American Diet
- By: McKay Jenkins
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Are GMOs really that bad? A prominent environmental journalist takes a fresh look at what they actually mean for our food system and for us....
By: McKay Jenkins
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Beyond Boundaries
- The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines - and How It Will Change Our Lives
- By: Miguel Nicolelis
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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A pioneering neuroscientist shows how the long-sought merger of brains with machines is about to become a paradigm-shifting reality.....
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Very, very long.... but great scientific content
- By Andreas on 24-12-13
By: Miguel Nicolelis
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Inside the Orphan Drug Revolution
- The Promise of Patient-Centered Biotechnology
- By: James A. Geraghty
- Narrated by: Scott Wallace
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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Jim Geraghty has been a passionate participant in the orphan drug revolution since its inception―a leader in the field as a strategy consultant, biotechnology executive, and venture entrepreneur. His book tells deeply personal stories of patients and parents willing to risk untried new therapies....
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Redesigning Life
- How Genome Editing Will Transform the World
- By: John Parrington
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Since the birth of civilization, human beings have manipulated other life-forms. We have selectively bred plants and animals for thousands of years....
By: John Parrington
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Hood
- Trailblazer of the Genomics Age
- By: Luke Timmerman, David Baltimore
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Lee Hood did that rarest of things. He enabled scientists to see things they couldn't see before and do things they hadn't dreamed of doing....
By: Luke Timmerman, and others
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Bioethics
- The Dilemmas of Modern Medicine
- By: Jeffrey Kahn
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kahn
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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In this lecture, Professor Kahn will examine the state of health care and biomedical research in the US and around the globe, through the lens of ethics....
By: Jeffrey Kahn