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The DNA Files Wednesdays in October
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The DNA Files
The DNA Files, an award-winning NPR-distributed series that explores the intriguing world of genetics and its impact on life in the 21st century, returns this fall for the series’ third season. Chicago Public Radio kicks off the series with five reports on genetic research in the Chicago area. The reports air every Wednesday in October on Morning Edition and Eight Forty-Eight.
Slideshows
Faces and Names in the Debate
View a slideshow of some key figures involved in the case of who owns our DNA.

Exploring Ancestry
View a slideshow of some key figures involved in looking for links between ancestry and disease.

Who Does This Issue Directly Affect?
View a slideshow of some key figures involved in the emerging field called pharmacogenomics.

Connecting DNA and Environment
Scientists and patients like those featured in the slideshow are involved in the research that connects DNA to environment.

The Face Behind the Microscope
View a slideshow of some key figures involved in the research of how genetics influence sexual orientation.

Videos
One-on-One with Tim Murphy
Tim Murphy is an ethicist and philosophy professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine. He joined us in studio to talk more about the history and ethics behind the research of the “gay gene.”

One-on-One with Harriet Washington
Harriet Washington is an ethicist and author of the book Medical Apartheid. She joined us in studio to talk more about the history of medical experimentation on African-Americans.

Interactives
The History of Biology and Homosexuality
Ethicist and professor Tim Murphy highlighted some key dates in the study of genetic research and sexual orientation.

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