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The Genetic Lottery: DNA demystified with Kathryn Paige Harden
The Genetic Lottery: DNA demystified with Kathryn Paige Harden
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59 minutes
Released:
Dec 7, 2021
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Podcast episode
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The subject of genetic inheritance provokes passionate debate but behavioural geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden believes both sides are getting it wrong. It’s possible, she argues, to reclaim the science of genetics while avoiding the trap of categorising traits as superior or inferior. Drawing from her new book, The Genetic Lottery, Harden shares her research uncovered as head of the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab at University Texas with Helen Lewis, staff writer at The Atlantic.
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Released:
Dec 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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