Carl Zimmer / Altering DNA

Click above to listen to Part 5 of DNA is Not Destiny, featuring Carl Zimmer, columnist for The New York Times and author of “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity,” describing his visit to an insectarium where mosquitoes are bred for research, and the potential to alter the DNA of mosquitoes to end the spread of malaria.

DNA is Not Destiny:
Part 1: Mark Kelly and Christopher Mason / DNA in Space
Part 2: Carl Zimmer / Space Epigenetics
Part 3: Nicole Gladish / DNA Methylation
Part 4: Michael Snyder / Epigenetic Influence
Part 5: Carl Zimmer / Altering DNA

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