226 - Carl Zimmer - The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

We talk to Carl Zimmer, New York Times columnist and author of 13 books about science about his latest book She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity.

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