Genes to Jungles
Jennifer Ackerman wrote Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity. Elizabeth Royte wrote The Tapir’s Morning Bath. Patricia Thomas wrote Big Shot: Passion, Politics and the Struggle for an AIDS Vaccine.
Moderated by Andrew Wyndham, Associate Director for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, three authors talked about their experiences… read more
Moderated by Andrew Wyndham, Associate Director for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, three authors talked about their experiences as journalists covering scientific research in the areas of genetics, rainforest biology and AIDS vaccines, respectively.
Jennifer Ackerman wrote Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity. Elizabeth Royte wrote The Tapir’s Morning Bath. Patricia Thomas wrote Big Shot: Passion, Politics and the Struggle for an AIDS Vaccine. close
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