Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Human Genome Project: Gateway to Understanding Ourselves
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Podcast Episode Summary
Professor John Quackenbush of the Harvard School of Public Health discusses how DNA-sequencing technology is changing how we think of ourselves as a species by providing new insights about our earliest ancestors and reconfirming our inextricable link to all life on earth. He also explores the legal and ethical questions surrounding such controversial topics as stem cell research, prenatal testing, forensics, and cloning.
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