Episode 71 - Hack Your Bio Class

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Episode 71 - Hack Your Bio Class

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Dec 19, 2011

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For the last episode of 2011, hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk with journalist and author Marcus Wohlsen. Wohlsen is a science writer for the Associated Press who has received abundant praise for his recent book "Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life

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Dec 19, 2011

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