Biotechnology Books

National Geographic writer David Quammen delivers the definitive account of how COVID-19 emerged and spread. Combining virology, genomics, and investigative journalism, he traces the origins of SARS-CoV-2 and what it reveals about future pandemics.

From the author of The Gene and The Emperor of All Maladies. Mukherjee tells the story of the cell – the basic unit of life – and how cell therapy is revolutionising medicine, from cancer treatment to organ regeneration.

The inside story of how BioNTech created the first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in record time. A gripping account of scientific ingenuity, personal sacrifice, and the decades of research that made the impossible possible.

The riveting story of Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and the invention of CRISPR gene editing. Walter Isaacson follows the race to harness the most significant biological tool since the double helix – from lab bench to pandemic response.

Written by the co-inventor of CRISPR herself, this is the definitive account of how gene editing works, the ethical dilemmas it raises, and why it will change medicine, agriculture, and the fabric of life itself.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Mukherjee tells the epic story of the gene – from Mendel’s garden to CRISPR. Part history, part science, part personal narrative, it explores how genetics has shaped identity, disease, and destiny.

Harvard geneticist George Church envisions a future where synthetic biology rewrites the living world. From resurrecting the woolly mammoth to engineering virus-resistant humans, this is a mind-expanding tour of what’s possible.

The scientist who sequenced the human genome describes the dawn of synthetic biology – creating life from digital code. Venter explores what it means to design organisms from scratch and the implications for medicine, energy, and food.

Ridley takes readers on a tour of the human genome, one chromosome at a time. Each chapter reveals a different gene that illuminates a new aspect of humanity – from disease and intelligence to personality and free will.