Celebrating World Genome Month • Pragati Express

Yes, Global Genome Month is real. We did not make it up.

Shambhavi Naik and Hamsini Hariharan discuss why it is important to think of gene editing and how India can leverage it.

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Participatory Democracy
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The Science of Economics
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The Theatre of the Budget
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Relations Between Brazil and India
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Radically Networked Societies
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