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Sep 2024
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Epigenetics & The Full Story of Inherita...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Was Lamarckian evolution actually right? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly learn about the new field of epigenetics and how the lived experiences of past generations can get passed down genetically with neuroscientist & epigeneticist Bianca Jones Marlin. 
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