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On Bones and Genomes: What Can Science Tell Us About Being Human?

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On Bones and Genomes: What Can Science Tell Us About Being Human?

November 4, 2021
The Veritas Forum
The Veritas Forum

Praveen Sethupathy is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University, where he directs a research laboratory focused on human genomics and complex diseases. • Zeray Alemseged is the Donald N. Pritzker Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. • This forum was hosted by the Veritas Forum at the University of Chicago, 2019. • Please like, share, subscribe to, and review this podcast. Thank you!

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