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Modern Alchemy

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I Don't Have an iPhone, but I Do Have an iPhone

CNN's John Sutter looks at the hypocrisy of tech companies touting progress and innovation. He says there is a dark underbelly that exposes the limits of breakneck innovation. The output of Chinese companies mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo ends up in our phones. When we come back, he explains how genetics can play an important role in gaining insight on how someone may respond to various medications.

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