genetics

Ask King County Executive Dow Constantine

Weekday with Steve Scher — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

King County Executive Dow Constantine traveled to New York earlier this month to pitch pro basketball's return to Seattle. We’ll hear where things stand in the quest for an NBA franchise. We’ll also talk about investment in King County parks, renewable energy and the latest County business. Have a question for the King County Executive? Call us at 206.543.5869 or send an email to weekday@kuow.org.

Charles Sabine On Genetic Testing

Ross Reynolds — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:10:13 +0000

Charles Sabine was a war correspondent with NBC for 25 years, covering conflicts all over the world — including Bosnia, Baghdad, and the Rwanda genocide. His reporting garnered him an Emmy and many other journalism awards. But four years ago his focus completely changed after getting a genetic test that revealed a lethal fate.

Ross Reynolds talks with Charles Sabine about what it is like to know you have deadly and degenerative disease in your future and the risks and rewards of genetic testing.

George Church: The Harvard Biologist Behind The Personal Genome Project

David Hyde — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:01:02 +0000

George Church says scientists may one day be able to resurrect wooly mammoths and use bacteria to make cups or grow houses. David Hyde discusses the science with professor George Church.