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What Happens When Humans Start Reading — and Altering — Their Own User Manual?

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 21, 2018 · Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book, The Gene: An Intimate History.

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Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee

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What Happens When Humans Start Reading — and Altering — Their Own User Manual?

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Posted on May 12, 2017 · Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his book, The Gene: An Intimate History.

Tags books Brazos Bookstore cancer genetics medicine Michael Hagerty science Siddhartha Mukherjee St. Paul's United Methodist Church The Emperor of All Maladies The Gene

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