Genetics: What Jurassic Park doesn’t tell you

Written & illustrated by: Mallika Venkatramani

Edited by: Chloe Rybicki-Kler, Sheila Marte, Madison Fitzgerald, and Jennifer Baker

“Why don’t you use your genetics knowledge and do something crazy with our plants?”

A friend asked me this question while volunteering at a community garden a few months ago. When they found out I study genetics, they immediately got inquisitive. Did they think my genetics background meant I could create some sort of plant monster? Coolly, I replied that plant genetics is not my area of expertise.

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