Gene Research and Our Medical Future (2018) | Radio Health Journal

Published: September 23, 2018 by RHJ Producer

Gene research has made incredible leaps in the last decade. A physician/Pulitzer-prize winning author explains what our new knowledge means for our immediate medical future, given our struggles with genetic knowledge in the past.

Guest Information:

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University and author, The Gene: An Intimate History

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Program #: 18-38Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Biology| DNA and Genetics| Ethics| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| History| Philosophy and Ethics| TechnologyMedical Conditions: CancerGuests: Dr. Siddhartha MukherjeePublications: The Gene: An Intimate HistoryInstitutions & Organizations: Columbia UniversityProducers: Jason Dickey

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