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Michael Snyder / Epigenetic Influence

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Michael Snyder / Epigenetic Influence

Click above to listen to Part 4 of DNA is Not Destiny, featuring Michael Snyder, chair of the genetics department and director of the Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine at Stanford University, describing various environmental factors that can leave markers on DNA.

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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