Our bodily systems are rife with mutations. In fact, your DNA is mutating right now. These errors, and attempts to repair them, are a key to understanding immune function, aging, and even how heart disease develops. <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/genetic-mutations-beyond-inheritance-book/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gene mutations</a> can even mitigate the harm caused by some inherited diseases. 
Host Ira Flatow goes on a journey through the illuminating science of genetic mutations with Roxanne Khamsi, science writer and author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18570/9780593541913" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health.”</a>
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Roxanne Khamsi is a science writer and author of the book, “Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health.”
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