Explore the revolutionary DNA technologies of the 1970s, the biotech boom of the 1980s, and the discovery of DNA function, one of the most important biological discoveries of the 20th century. Tune in for insights on recombinant DNA, double helix history, and the biotech boom! Scientific Tales is a science podcast and an educational podcast that aims to cultivate critical thinking through storytelling.

The episode draws heavily from 

DNA: The Story of the Genetic Revolution by James D. Watson, Andrew Berry, and Kevin Davies,

The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

These works are a fantastic resource if you'd like to learn more

 

Special thanks to iBiology, part of the Science Communication Lab, for providing content used in this episode. The segment they provided features an interview with Dr. Paul Berg about the Asilomar Conference. You can view the full iBiology lecture from which this segment is sourced here. For more information about the Science Communication Lab, visit their website at sciencecommunicationlab.org."


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