Ep. 28: New York Times and Stem Cells Featuring Karen Weintraub

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We bring on freelance science writer Karen Weintraub to discuss her recent piece in the New York Times on stem cells. We talk with her about the contents of her article and what she learned doing the research. We then close the show with a rant on automatic car window openers.

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Photo Reference: Courtesy of Karen Weintraub