7. The ancient recipe that shook modern medicine + labmates caught THE ACT!!

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10. The immortal woman + pretending I'm not a scientist!!

🧫It’s the final episode of SEASON 7 TWISTED! We’re ending on a really poignant topic this week, Henrietta Lacks. You may or may not have heard about her before, but she’s left a legacy that has shaped scientific development in ways you might not be able to even imagine…Want to l ...  Show more

9. Human Experimentation and Unit 731 + A lab full of PICK me energy?!

😪 in todays episode, we explore the horrors of unit 73, the scientific justifications that were used and the ethical failures that allowed it to happen. 🫖 FOR THIS WEEKS LABORATEAAAA. We’re sharing a listener story about a lab with some serious issues, everyone is giving pick m ...  Show more

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