<p>On this week’s BioTech Nation University of Chicago professor Dr. Neil Shubin talks about his book “Some Assembly required … Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA.” Ancient viruses in our DNA? And what about “jumping genes”?</p>

On this week’s BioTech Nation University of Chicago professor Dr. Neil Shubin talks about his book “Some Assembly required … Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA.” Ancient viruses in our DNA? And what about “jumping genes”?

Ancient Viruses in our DNA??? Dr. Neil Shubin, Professor & Author University of Chicago

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Ancient Viruses in our DNA??? Dr. Neil Shubin, Professor & Author University of Chicago

Ancient Viruses in our DNA??? Dr. Neil Shubin, Professor & Author University of Chicago

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