Dr. Susan Liebman’s powerful new book, The Dressmaker's Mirror, reflects on her family’s tragedies and how genetic insights can prevent cardiac sudden death and save lives.
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#239 Duty To Warn with Janice Berliner
Genetic Counselor Janice Berliner shares about her second genetics novel, “In Good Conscience”.
#198 CRISPR Ethics with Sam Sternberg
Sam Sternberg discusses CRISPR ethics from the book he co-authored with Nobel Prize Winner Jennifer Doudna, “A Crack in Creation”.
#153 Dayan Goodenowe on Dementia
Dr. Dayan Goodenowe, Founder, President, & CEO of Prodrome Sciences, shares about biomarkers for dementia & Alzheimer’s disease.
#152: Janice Berliner on Brooke's Promise
Genetic counselor and author Janice Berliner shares about the fertility and pediatric genetic counseling aspects in her novel, Brooke’s Promise.
#150 Euan Ashley and Stephen Quake on The Genome Odyssey
Dr. Quake was the fifth person in the world to have their genome sequenced and Dr. Ashley led the team to decipher the code.
#147 CF Series: Bijal Trivedi on "Breath From Salt"
Award-winning journalist Bijal P. Trivedi shares the riveting saga of cystic fibrosis which trailblazed many “firsts in medicine”.
#139 Dani Shapiro on her Donor Conceived Discovery
The author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Inheritance, shares the discovery her father was not biological related.
#134 Dr. Kat Arney on Cancer Evolution
Author of “Rebel Cell” book explores viewing cancer through an evolutionary lens.
#131 DTC Series: Libby Copeland on Law Enforcement Use of Genetic Databases
Author of “The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are” explores law enforcement’s use of genetic testing databases to catch criminals.
#128 DTC Series: Adam Rutherford on How To Argue With A Racist
Geneticist, author, and broadcaster Dr. Adam Rutherford discusses his brand new book exploring what genes can and can’t say about human difference.
#100 Carl Zimmer on Human Heredity
Award-winning New York Times columnist and the author of 13 science books discusses his latest book about hereditary.
#95 Kieger Family on Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Author Laura Kieger and her son, Dr. Alexander Kieger, share their family’s courageous, century-long struggle with a rare genetic cancer syndrome.
#94 Legend of Sumeria: A Genetics Graphic Novel
Dr. Biju Parekkadan, Co-Creator and Scientific Director of Legend of Sumeria, discusses the science, bioethics, and art behind this hard science graphic novel.
#84 CRISPR Bioethics
The author of “Biohack”, J.D. Lasica, and bioethics expert Dr. Katie Hasson discuss ethical issues surrounding CRISPR.
#38 Here Is A Human Being Book Review
In his book, Misha Angist takes you through his experience as the fourth subject in the Personal Genome Project, George Church’s ambitious plan to sequence the entire genomic catalog: every participant’s twenty thousand–plus genes and the rest of his or her six billion base pairs.