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Decoding the Genome Was Just the Beginning

Decoding the Genome Was Just the Beginning

FromPrognosis: Losing it


Decoding the Genome Was Just the Beginning

FromPrognosis: Losing it

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Nov 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Eighteen years ago, scientists decoded the human genome. But what was supposed to create an era of new cures didn't work out that way, at least not at first. In episode four of Prognosis, some of the most famous names in genetics explain why it took so long to go from mapping life's code to actually helping people, laying the foundations for technologies on the scientific and ethical cutting edge, like modifying people's genes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Nov 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.