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Lecture: How the Gene Got Its Environment

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When:
April 21, 2014 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2014-04-21T18:00:00+00:00
2014-04-21T19:00:00+00:00
Where:
Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180
USA
Earth Week Talks
Lecture: How the Gene Got Its Environment @ Troy | New York | United States

In this talk, historian of science Mike Fortun (Rensselaer) describes how scientists came to understand (and design studies to further understand) the vital role of environment in the working of genes, bodies and health.  Fortun is author of Promising Genomics: Icleand and deCODE Genetics in a World of Speculation (2008).