Your DNA May Not Be Your Destiny: Carl Zimmer

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  So think about this.

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  Can a mother actually inherit DNA from her child?

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  Can a parent who is a smoker pass down not just their genes to a child, but the risk factors that would activate disease from their smoking?

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  Can they pass that down to their child?

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  And then their child?

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  And then their child?

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  And then once we have our DNA, once we have our genetics, once we have inherited whatever it is we've got, can we do anything about that?

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  Can we find out what it is?

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  Should we find out what it is?

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  And if we like what we've got, then awesome.

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  But if we don't like what we've got, is there something we can do about it?

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  These are just some of the questions that I explore with today's guest, Carl Zimmer.

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  Carl is a science writer who has written, I think, 13 or 14 books.

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  His latest is an absolutely fascinating deep dive called she has her mother's laugh.

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  And it's an unusual, astonishing look at this idea of heredity.

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  Deep dive into what it actually is, the history of it.

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  We spend a lot of time talking about what this actually is and isn't and all these questions about genetics, DNA, and some pretty amazing cutting edge science that may dramatically affect the answer to the question, do you just get what you get and don't get upset?

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  Or is there something that you can do about your state of DNA and in turn, the future of your life?

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  I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is good life project.

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  Also, before we dive into today's conversation, I have something kind of important to share.

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