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So you what to be a… Geneticist

So you want to be a… | Aug 10 2026 | 00:10:07

In this episode of So You Want to Be a…, Max and Calvin dive into the incredible world of genetics! 🧬 They learn what DNA and genes actually are, discover how scientists can edit DNA with CRISPR, find out why researchers make animals glow, and explore DNA recovered from woolly mammoths. They even answer the ultimate genetics question: Could scientists really make Jurassic Park? Along the way, they discover how geneticists are learning to read—and even change—the instructions of life.