Downstream: Science Isn’t Truth w/ Adam Rutherford
Novara Media
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Discovering the Molecule of Inheritance
This chapter explores the history and significance of the discovery of DNA, its implications on evolution and biology, and the cultural power and fetishization of genetics. It also touches on the association between friars and genetic inheritance, eugenics, and the racial essentialism resulting from teaching genetics using Mendel's principles.
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