S1E6: Eric Lander, Broad Institute

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S1E6: Eric Lander, Broad Institute

FromTheory and Practice

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Dec 11, 2019

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Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, joins the show to discuss human genetics and computational biology.

Released:

Dec 11, 2019

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Podcast episode

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Hosted by Anthony Philippakis (Venture Partner at GV) and Alex Wiltschko (Staff Research Scientist with Google AI), Theory and Practice opens the doors to the cutting edge of biology and computer science through conversations with leaders in the field.This season we'll dive deep into the languages of life through explorations of the "dark genome", genome editing, protein folding, the future of aging, and more.

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An Exploration of Protein Folding with Professor David Baker by Theory and Practice
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S1E6: Eric Lander, Broad Institute

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