Why I love genetics

A few years ago I had a discussion with a friend about our academic backgrounds. She is a neurobiologist by training, so I remarked in an offhand manner that I’d had an interest in neuroscience years ago. In fact, I admitted that I had even dabbled with the idea of pursuing graduate work in that discipline.

I didn’t go that route…I’ve been writing for 10+ years now, and long time readers can probably attest to the fact that I’ve become more and more focused on genetics as time goes by. This is due to the reality that I really like genetics. Really.

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