Let’s Talk About Genes and Society

Episode 39 March 30, 2023 00:42:16
Let’s Talk About Genes and Society
The Louder Than Words Podcast
Let’s Talk About Genes and Society

Mar 30 2023 | 00:42:16

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Show Notes

Join Leo Schalkwyk and Meena Kumari in conversation with Jules Pretty on human genetics and epigenetics, how culture and society influences what goes on inside us, and all the latest on how this new understanding can improve human health.

Leo Schalkwyk is Head of the School of Life Sciences and Meena Kumari is Deputy Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, both at the University of Essex

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