OpinionWe Are All Constantly Mutating—and That’s a Good Thing:
Jerome Groopman reviews Roxanne Khamsi’s book “Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New ...
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New Scientist Apr 09
What to read this week: Beyond Inheritance by Roxanne Khamsi: A fresh and important book reveals the messy reality of our ever-mutating cells – and why the quest ...
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