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April 18, 2019 76 mins

Episode 34 This week we chat with our favorite cytogeneticist, Kasandra Mechelke-Salas about the science behind epigenetics, more on fighting cancer, and as per usual, we get a little off track with other parallel topics!

Host: Chris Birkinbine Guest: Kasandra Mechelke-Salas

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