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In Pursuit of the Gene (Tech Nation)

Submitted by iw on January 3, 2010 – 7:50 pmNo Comment

MP3Dr. Moira Gunn sits down to talk science with writer James Schwartz about his new book, In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA, digging into the world of science and the personalities behind it. From Darwin’s belief in pangenesis to explain the inheritance of physical variations to Herman Muller’s Nobel Prize winning work on X-rays and genetic mutation. [Tech Nation] (34m 13s)

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