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Because Textbooks Always Lacked That Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

Feb 20, 2008

Bertalan Meskó has been trawling YouTube, and his time investment is your gain -- that is, if you too are in the market for a series of videos describing medical aspects of genetic conditions. This post from his blog links to several videos, including ones on haemochromatosis, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, and cystic fibrosis.

 

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