Every winner of every sport is going to be a genetic freak with genetic profile that favors their performance in that event relative to everyone else. So we're cheering genetics, not hard work,. Not because they grew up in a way and they ran up the mountain to go to school. And it's part how you train and part how you were born.
Can you predict your future health using genetics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore advances in genetic testing, polygenic risk scores, and the future of genetics with geneticist Dr. Stuart Kim.
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