EP 1,283B - BEYOND INHERITANCE: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health

For many decades, geneticists have focused on inherited mutations, but with BEYOND INHERITANCE: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health (Riverhead Books, April 21, 2026) award-winning science writer Roxanne Khamsi shares a major shift in modern biology: the discovery that our DNA is constantly changing and why that matters for patients today. To be a patient in 2026 it is key to recognize that you have mutations acquired over a lifetime that can shape risks for heart disease, aging, immunity, and fertility.

EP 1,283B - BEYOND INHERITANCE: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health
Featured Speaker:
Roxanne Khamsi

Roxanne Khamsi is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and an award- winning science journalist who has spent over two decades covering the cutting edge of genetics and medicine. Her work has appeared in Nature, WIRED and The New York Times, and has earned top honors from leading journalism organizations such as the American Medical Writers Association and the Association of Health Care Journalists. Her reporting has also been featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing. She lives in Montreal.