Roxanne Khamsi

@rkhamsi

contributing writer @TheAtlantic - author of BEYOND INHERITANCE, available now: amazon.com/dp/059354191X

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Montreal by way of Brooklyn roxannekhamsi.com/about Joined October 2009

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Roxanne Khamsi @rkhamsi Mar 30, 2020

THREAD🧵--> For weeks, I've been tracking the scientific debate about whether we need masks to prevent transmission of the virus causing #COVID19 and whether it is #airborne. If you're confused, you are not alone. Stick with me here. Let's clear the air. 1/15

Roxanne Khamsi @rkhamsi Aug 21

Excited to announce that I've got a few videos on a startup YouTube channel. 🎬📣

Here's the latest one. 👇youtu.be/R50kUpYRmak?si…

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www.youtube.com Epigenetic Editing Finally Got Precise What if CRISPR could change how your genes behave — without cutting...

Roxanne Khamsi @rkhamsi Aug 14

Inspired by my recent article in @TheAtlantic:

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Some people have DNA variants that should basically guarantee they'll have a genetic disease... but they never get sick. These folks are called genetic escapers, and they're incredibly rare. Learn more in our new social video series.

#geneticescapers #DNA #23andme #genetics

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Roxanne Khamsi @rkhamsi Jul 16

Tune in to the latest episode of @alanalda's Clear+Vivid podcast. @alda and I speak about how he genomes we're born with are not the ones we die with. Listen here: …r-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com/episodes/roxan… and read more in my new book: amazon.com/dp/059354191X

Roxanne Khamsi @rkhamsi Jul 8

A new review of my book, Beyond Inheritance in The New York Review of Books, written by David Quammen: nybooks.com/articles/2026/…

www.nybooks.com Song of Our Cells | David Quammen Though a mystery to Darwin in his lifetime, the constant mutation of our genes is what allows for life’s magnificent diversity.