Wildly Curious

Mutations Explained: The Tiny DNA Changes That Can Change Everything

May 21, 2026·57 min
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Send us Fan Mail Subscribe and unleash your inner science goblin. We see you. We respect it. What happens when your DNA makes a typo? In this episode of Wildly Curious, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole dive into the strange, fascinating world of genetic mutations—the tiny changes in DNA that can shape evolution, alter proteins, create disease, or sometimes do absolutely nothing at all. From harmless genetic quirks to serious inherited disorders, this episode breaks down some of the mos...

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