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After Denise Coberley brings up her doubt in the Bible to her adoptive religious parents, she finds herself on a journey of self-discovery.
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A question that Laura Spink asked her parents as a kid comes up again when her own child begins to ask similar questions.
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Fiona Calvert is a crier — but when she starts her PhD, she promises herself she’ll never cry in front of her colleagues.
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Joselin Linder shares a unique and deadly genetic mutation with just fourteen other people in the world -- and must make a difficult choice as a result.
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Biochemist Katie Wu is lactose intolerant, but her mother won't believe her.
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When Pat Furlong’s sons are diagnosed with a severe type of muscular dystrophy, she’s determined to find answers.
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Developmental biologist Pam Feliciano tries to understand her autistic son.
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When biologist Mary Ann Allen gets an opportunity to study Down syndrome, the disorder her dear childhood friend had, she jumps at the chance, but the results aren't what she expected.
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