DNA and genetics is one of the coolest and most amazing fields of study ever (in my opinion). Shrink down to the size of a cell and take a mystery ride through the basics of protein synthesis.

Obviously this is way more complex than you could ever fit into a short 7 minute track, but I hope that listening to this makes you want more! If you do, here are some great Youtube links to get you started:

Proteins

Fundamentals of Biology from MIT OpenCourseware

Visualisations of DNA from WEHI Movies

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Episode SFX by Zapsplat

Intro/Outro music by SoularFlair via Free Music Archive under Creative Commons 4.0.

Episode Art by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash