DNA Papers: Introduction

Perspectives on Science

This podcast series illuminates the history of seminal discoveries and research through which we learned about the molecule that has been dubbed as the “secret of life” itself: DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid. Neeraja Sankaran introduces the series. She is a historian of science and medicine at the National Centre for Biological Sciences-TIFR, Bangalore, India. Her work focuses on the recent and near-contemporary history of biomedical sciences. An independent scholar since 2015, she has held both research and teaching positions at universities in different parts of the world, including the United States, Egypt, South Korea, India, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. For more information and resources on this topic, and others, please see https://www.chstm.org/video/144 To cite this podcast, please use footnote: Neeraja Sankaran, interview with Babak Ashrafi, Perspectives, Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine, October 4, 2022, https://www.chstm.org