Scientific Chicago

Scientific Chicago: DNA to Treat Cancer

A new form of DNA may help treat cancer, new understandings about ancient civilizations, and the important role of happiness in health. Chicago Tonight's science guy Neil Shubin talks about those stories, and his own upcoming research in the Arctic.

• Are you surpised to learn that happiness leads to a longer life?
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• Northwestern University: A New Form of DNA
• Oriental Institute: Origins of Egyptian Civilization
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Happiness and Health
• University of Chicago and Field Museum: Emerging Pathogens Project
• More on the Emerging Pathogens Project