For most of medical history, we’ve studied human disease by studying humans. Duh, of course, why wouldn’t we? But it turns out that when medicine starts looking at the DNA of other species, we can unlock so much more knowledge about ourselves.
Tech and climate journalist Tasmin Lockwood returns this week to explore how cross-species biology, supercharged by AI, is beginning to rewrite what we thought we knew, and what the DNA of animals like elephants can tell us about our own health.
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Read the original essay: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/p/the-medicine-hiding-in-other-species
Written by Tasmin Lockwood
Narrated by Willow Beck
Video edit by Hot Sauce Video
Produced by Important, Not Important https://www.importantnotimportant.com/
