DNA Today is a multi-award winning podcast and radio show exploring how genetics impacts our health.

Host/Producer Kira Dineen interviews leaders in genetics including genetic counselors, researchers, physicians and patient advocates.

New episodes every Friday.

DNA Today is broadcast Fridays at 10:30am EST on WHUS 91.7 FM in Connecticut.

#30 Women In Genetics

#30 Women In Genetics

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10 women who made major contributions to the fields of microbiology and genetics are recognized. Rosalind Franklin provided key evidence for the structure of DNA. Nettie Stevens supported her hypothesis that a fetus’s sex was determined by chromosomes, not environment. Barbara McClintock discovered mobile genetic elements. Salome GluecksohnWaelsch founded the field of developmental genetics. Esther Lederberg discovered the lambda phage, worked on the F fertility factor, and, developed the method of replica plating. One theme throughout this episode is how little credit these women recieved for their work.

#31 Robin Schwartz, A Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counselor

#31 Robin Schwartz, A Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counselor

#29 Precision Medicine Initiative and 21st Century Cures Act

#29 Precision Medicine Initiative and 21st Century Cures Act