Genetic counseling is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States. Janice Berliner recounts her long, storied career from working with patients to analyzing ethical dilemmas in genetic counseling and writing fictionalized accounts of the crises that erupt when life confronts science.
Genetics Counselor and businesswoman Shelly Cummings joins John from her home in Indy to discuss career, science, learning and the future.
Every living thing leaves DNA in the environment, including organic waste. Andy Rothstein hunts down the genes to aid threatened species and stop forecasted pandemics. Andy gauges the health of ecosystems. He’s a researcher at the University of California at Berkeley who joints the podcast to talk about a range of topics, from research and education to environmental careers and the future of the planet.