Destiny’s Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate invites readers to imagine a world where the genetic hand dealt at birth is no longer a fixed destiny. For millennia, our lives have been shaped by the silent lottery of DNA, a microscopic shuffle that determines health, risk, and potential before our first breath. But with the arrival of advanced genetic medicine, we now stand at the threshold of a new era, one where the mysteries of our genes can be decoded and, remarkably, rewritten.

The book opens with a vivid exploration of this transformation, blending the latest scientific breakthroughs with deeply human stories. It traces the journey from early discoveries of DNA’s structure and function, through the foundational experiments that revealed how genes are inherited and expressed, to the pioneering work that made it possible to read and now edit the genetic script. Along the way, readers meet individuals and families whose lives have been changed by both the promise and the perils of gene therapy, from the first successful treatments to the setbacks that reshaped the field’s ethical landscape.

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