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

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

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race runs 16.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kathe Mazur (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.1listening hrs
Womenstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.1 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 1,459 Women audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race is an audiobook by Walter Isaacson: a 16.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Kathe Mazur, released March 9, 2021, on the Women shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.1 hrs
Narrated by
Kathe Mazur
Released
March 9, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Women
ISBN
9781797117058

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race as an audiobook?

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race runs 16.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.

Is The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

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

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race is narrated by Kathe Mazur.

Is The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.4 hours.