In this series, twenty one dialogs that reference genetics from the six seasons of the HBO television series The Sopranos are cited and discussed, in chronological order, from the perspective of a fan who is a geneticist. The context of each citation with respect to the plot and characters will be the main focus of discussion. * * * List of Dialogs Part I (link) Dialog 1, Season I, Episode 2: 46 Long: “Cloning Cell Phones” – – – Part II (link) Dialog 2, Season I, Episode 7: Down Neck: “If It Helps You” – – – Part III (link)…
in which, with respect to our name, we are as confused as you are
By Bernard Possidente
Bernie Possidente is a biology professor at Skidmore College specializing in genetics and biological clocks courses and research. He wears black turtlenecks September through May and black mock-turtlenecks in the summer, a fashion trend he picked up at the age of ten from Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.