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08/07/2008

Lawrence Pollard talks to Russian writer and journalist Masha Gessen about her book Blood Matters, which explores how genetic knowledge is changing the way we see ourselves.

Lawrence Pollard talks to Russian writer and journalist Masha Gessen about her book Blood Matters, which explores how genetic knowledge is changing the way we see ourselves.

Having been told of a genetic mutation that predisposed her to ovarian cancer and breast cancer, Gessen interweaves her personal story with her research findings, asking the question: 'Where does one draw the line between Nazi eugenics and contemporary genetics'?

45 minutes

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