Mutation is popular culture is deemed as a disease for humanity. From the X-MEN to real life examples, Dr. Katsanis draws a line and explains the future of genetics, diseases, and the evolution of humanity.
Dr. Katsanis is the Director of the Centre for Human Disease Modeling, Professor of Cell Biology and Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University. He obtained his first degree in Genetics from UCL in London in 1993, then in 2002 he became an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2005.
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