RTBS 01 03 "69 and Us: The Strange World of Commercial Genetic Testing"

Remains to be Seen

English - May 03, 2019 22:26 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
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In this episode, Jake, Emma, and Jeff poke their instruments into the brave new world of commercial genetic testing. In a time when the swab of a cheek can reveal many things--some welcome, some not--we encounter crime, romantic disappointments, bogus diagnoses, and some very naughty doctors, with digressions into gangsta kiwis and the motherf***er gene.

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