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Aug 2022
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مكتبة نيتشر: الجين.. تاريخ حميم

نيتشر الشرق الأوسط
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في هذه الحلقة من بودكاست «نيتشر الطبعة العربية» نستعرض معًا كتاب "الجين: تاريخ حميم" لسيدهارتا موكيرجي، الذي يحكي قصة اكتشاف البشر للجينات ورحلة تعرّفهم عليها وعلى وظائفها، بداية من الأفكار البسيطة التي أنتجتها الفلسفة الإغريقية، وحتى تقنيات التعديل الجيني التي تحمل لنا مستقبلًا مليئًا بالاحتمالات.

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