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A brilliant book, and an exhilarating summer read for all who are in science or curious about how it really works. Congrats, @robertakwok.bsky.social!

Roberta Kwok@robertakwok.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's pub day for Lost in Curiosity -- please re-post widely! "Lively and revelatory" (Elizabeth Kolbert), "beautifully written" (Alan Lightman), "an utter delight" (Sabrina Imbler), "the kind of trip you won't want to miss" (Deborah Blum) www.robertakwok.com/book

Book 101. @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social’s Beyond Inheritance is both eye opening and, for me as a free-will skeptic, bias confirming (although that’s not remotely the premise of this book, and Roxanne may disagree on this point). A fascinating and accessible read. #booksky 📚

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: clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com/episodes/rox... and read more in my new book: www.amazon.com/dp/059354191X

What if the problem is not that they burn all the books... but that we forget how to read them? Really profound piece by @rosehorowitch.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

The End of Reading Is Here

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.

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A new review of my book, Beyond Inheritance (www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...) in The New York Review of Books, written by David Quammen: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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.

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The life-saving DNA of genetic outliers - I write all about how the search for these individuals who have variants of modifier genes is influencing medicine. Here's a post about my latest story for The Atlantic: roxanne.substack.com/p/the-life-s...

The life-saving DNA of genetic outliers

Some people sidestep deadly mutations, and they're inspiring new treatments.

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(My recent @wsj.com review of @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social thoughtful albeit disconcerting book on mutations, "Beyond Inheritance") -> www.wsj.com/tech/biotech... (gift link)

‘Beyond Inheritance’ Review: Divisional Danger

Genetic mutations are more pervasive than previously thought, causing cancer and other ailments. Are there possible benefits as well?

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Thx for heads-up, @adrianwoolfson.bsky.social! I started going through this and was thinking wow - this reads remarkably well, and then I glanced at author - @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social and then I wasn't surprised; fantastic overview of captivating topic.

Adrian Woolfson@adrianwoolfson.bsky.social · last mo.

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Finally, after more than 20 years, I had the chance to share my special "140" formula for writing. As a guest on Emerging Form, I talk about how this writing method influenced my new book Beyond Inheritance (www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...) Listen here: emergingform.substack.com/p/episode-16...

If you are interested in #epigenetics and #CRISPR you might want to know that they have changed their Facebook status to "in a relationship" roxanne.substack.com/p/crispr-and...

CRISPR and Epigenetics finally tie the knot

You're about to hear a lot more about 'epigenetic editing'

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Can we fight tumors by pitting cancer cells against one another? This past weekend, I spoke with Bob McDonald on CBC's Quirks & Quarks about how doctors are already doing this. You can listen here, and check out my book Beyond Inheritance if you'd like to learn more. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

We’re a hotbed of mutations, and scientists are leveraging that for our health

The genetic instructions you get from your parents are not the same instructions you have when you die. Our cells are mutating all the time, from the early embryo until our final breath. Some of these...

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In a study of men, 3% had some Y chromosome loss at age 40, but that number rose to 44% at age 70. Hear more on the @nextbigidea.bsky.social podcast. iTunes 🎧 : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... Spotify 🎧 : open.spotify.com/episode/7iIa... And the Book Bite: nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/bod...

Does your dad love science? 🔬 Are you still looking for a Father's Day gift for him? Give him a book about DNA that The New Yorker called "striking" and "far-reaching": www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...

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Alec Luhn@alecluhn.com · 2mo ago

Is the cold blob caused by a shifting jet stream, or by a weakening AMOC, which would be even more worrying? A new study from @rahmstorf.bsky.social et al sheds more light… www.newscientist.com/article/2529...

If you missed the event at De Stiil, you can still read all about the people uncovering genetic changes happening inside you as you live and breathe: roxannekhamsi.com

ICYMI Special guest @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social , science writer and author of Beyond Inheritance, joined Nels and Vincent for a livestream episode of This Week in Evolution (TWIEVO) on Tuesday 26 May 2026

TWiEVO #126 Livestream 5/25/26 12:00 PM Eastern

YouTube video by MicrobeTV

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The conversation got philosophical quickly on this episode of #TWiEVO. I joined Vincent Racaniello and @elearlybird.bsky.social to talk about how Darwin's principals of evolution play out in the human body. 🎧 iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5ior8qV...

Happening today in #Montreal:

Roxanne Khamsi@roxannekhamsi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join me tomorrow (May 20th) for a live event in #Montreal hosted by @mcgill-hg.bsky.social to mark the release of my brand-new book. My book, Beyond Inheritance, reveals how our DNA changes throughout our lives — and what that means for our health. Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Join me tomorrow (May 20th) for a live event in #Montreal hosted by @mcgill-hg.bsky.social to mark the release of my brand-new book. My book, Beyond Inheritance, reveals how our DNA changes throughout our lives — and what that means for our health. Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Happening tomorrow 🗓️ (May 20th) at McGill University, in collaboration with Paragraphe Bookstore: I will be giving a talk about the past, present and future of somatic mutation research. The live… |...

Happening tomorrow 🗓️ (May 20th) at McGill University, in collaboration with Paragraphe Bookstore: I will be giving a talk about the past, present and future of somatic mutation research. The live ev...

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A wonderful chance for folks @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca to hear @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social speak! Title: "Overturning the dogma of genetic disease: The surprising reach of somatic mutations" Date: Wed, May 20 3:00 P.M. McIntyre Medical Bldg., McGill campus Format: In-person and Hybrid

#MONTREAL - come join me tomorrow night (Thursday, May 14th) at De Stiil booksellers in the Plateau to celebrate the publication of my new book, Beyond Inheritance. Repost and tell a friend. We're all mutants (even you) and it'll be lively! Full details here: www.instagram.com/p/DX7vifUO68a/

DE STIIL Booksellers on Instagram: "Please join us on May 14th to celebrate the launch of @roxannekhamsi book, Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health! Interview...

destiil_books on May 4, 2026: "Please join us on May 14th to celebrate the launch of @roxannekhamsi book, Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health! Interviewed by...

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We already thought @haozhulab.bsky.social hung the (liver-shaped) moon🌙 & now his #relentlessdiscovery is promulgated. Check out Chp 6, "When Our Bodies Autocorrect," p140 to read how somatic mutations could give us "hope." Great topic, @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social! 🧪 Watch out #booktok 🤓

Roxanne Khamsi@roxannekhamsi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This week marks the release of my book Beyond Inheritance 🎉 📖 . It tells the stories of patients with mysterious ailments who have been saved by doctors' new understanding of genetics. And how whales can teach us about preserving our DNA as we age. Available as book & audiobook: tinyurl.com/5yjsr97n

One of the biggest highlights of the past week has been speaking with Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social) on his show Ground Truths. The conversation was wide-ranging and exciting! Have a listen (or watch) here:

Eric Topol@erictopol.bsky.social · 3mo ago

You will be surprised about the extent and impact of our acquired DNA mutations for health & disease. Including 3 new publications this past week. This is a Ground Truths not to miss. erictopol.substack.com/p/we-are-all...

A book that will challenge our usual ways of thinking about mutations and health "By letting go of the antiquated idea that every cell in a body has the same exact DNA, we can usher in a whole new era of medicine" Congrats @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social 👏 www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/711682...

Cannot wait to read this new new book by @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social on our ever mutating cells - BEYOND INHERITANCE - it already came up in my history of medicine class this week!

Beyond Inheritance by Roxanne Khamsi: 9780593541913 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

“Constantly fascinating and impeccably reported...You won’t look at yourself in the same way again.” —Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes A...

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Happy publication day to Helen Pearson! Her book is so good that I almost missed my subway stop I was so engrossed in reading it. Check out the details below:

Helen Pearson@helenpearson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My book BEYOND BELIEF is out today! It says: in a world flooded with questionable claims and misinformation, evidence from science can help show what’s nonsense – and what’s not. In other words: "Essential reading for the rational-minded". Please repost! 1/🧵 @princetonupress.bsky.social

This week marks the release of my book Beyond Inheritance 🎉 📖 . It tells the stories of patients with mysterious ailments who have been saved by doctors' new understanding of genetics. And how whales can teach us about preserving our DNA as we age. Available as book & audiobook: tinyurl.com/5yjsr97n

A great book just out by talented writer @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social

Roxanne Khamsi@roxannekhamsi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📖 My book BEYOND INHERITANCE is out today. tinyurl.com/5yjsr97n This journey started with a fact I couldn’t ignore: Even in otherwise healthy adults, mutant cells can appear in the blood—quietly doubling the risk of heart disease and stroke.