In this episode Benny and Mal think about why knowing more about our DNA might be a good thing.  Knowing which health issues we might suffer from would mean we could be prepared.  But what if we learned we would face many horrible diseases – do we really want to know what the future holds?

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In this episode Benny and Mal think about why knowing more about our DNA might be a good thing.  Knowing which health issues we might suffer from would mean we could be prepared.  But what if we learned we would face many horrible diseases – do we

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