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Turning the lens on the history of genetics itself, we talk to authors of an article examining its historical relationship with the eugenics movement, which promoted the since discredited idea that genetic improvement techniques could and should be applied to human populations.

This episode features a conversation with Professor Philippe Grandjean, professor of Environmental Medicine at the National Institute of Public Health in Denmark and Adjunct Professor at the University of Rhode Island, noted for his research on the developmental toxicity of certain environmental chemicals.

Problematic alcohol use frequently occurs in conjunction with anxiety disorders. Between 20 to 40 percent of individuals with anxiety disorders are also diagnosed with alcohol use disorder. Anxiety can lead people to use alcohol to self-medicate, and disordered alcohol use can cause increased anxiety for people when they go through withdrawal. Joshua Gray is an associate professor in the departmen...

We hear from Clio Karageorgiou about her work and a recent special issue of Heredity on the same topic - structural variation.

In this episode, Geoff speaks to Early Career Investigators, Dr. Kazumasa Zensho from the University of Okayama, Japan. They discuss his recent paper, 'Umbilical cord blood markers predict neonatal hypoglycemia in full-term small and large for gestational age infants'.

This episode features a conversation with Professor Diana Bianchi, former Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), who is noted for her pioneering research on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).

Insomnia and depression are two serious and debilitating conditions. Insomnia on its own is linked to an increase in suicide risk, and insomnia can also exacerbate the severity of depression. Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, and Adam Krause, post-doctoral research fellow in Stanford’s psychiatry department, are two...

We hear from Portia Wong and Paolo Momigliano about using samples seized from the illegal wildlife trade to inform the conservation of endangered pangolins.

In this episode, Geoff speaks to Early Career Investigators, Dr. Caroline Kelsey from the University of Illinois. They discuss her recent paper, 'Bidirectional relations between the maternal and infant gut microbiome and behaviour'.

In this episode, Geoff speaks to Early Career Investigators, Dr. Caroline Kelsey from the University of Illinois. They discuss her recent paper, 'Bidirectional relations between the maternal and infant gut microbiome and behaviour'.

A team from universities in Connecticut tell us about their use of pangenomes to examine the status of mink populations in Florida, and an innovative programme that's training the next generation of researchers.

In this episode, Geoff speaks to Professor Clifford Bogue who was President of the American Pediatric Society between 2024 and 2025, during which time the APS Issue of the Year centred on firearm-related injuries and deaths in children and adolescents.

There are a number of theories that have been studied to try to explain addiction and drug use escalation, and thus to also create animal models of that behavior that can then serve to help develop treatments. One theory for escalation is that people feel worse and worse over time and so they take the drug to feel better. Another is that they just don’t get as much of a reaction to the drug and so...

Genetics Society Vice President Jonathan Pettitt discusses what Heredity's publication revenue is used for, and the scientific community benefits of publishing in society journals.

The Student Paper Prize for 2025 was won by Eléonore Lavanchy. Eléonore discusses her work, the winning paper and inbreeding in European Barn Owls.

This episode features a conversation with Professor Alistair Gunn at the University of Aukland, about his pivotal role in the preclinical development of therapeutic hypothermia as a treatment for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and its subsequent translation into routine care.

Episode 2/2 from the 59th Popgroup meeting in Lille. Plenary speakers Claire Mérot and Denis Roze discuss their experience of the conference and the content of their talks.

Oxytocin has become known for having anti-anxiety and affiliative behavioral effects. That’s why clinicians and researchers are excited about using oxytocin as a potential therapeutic. Brian Trainor is a professor at UC Davis, and his lab has been studying this complexity for the past decade. For an animal model, they work with a territorial, aggressive, monogamous rodent species called California...

In this special episode, Geoff Marsh speaks to Pediatric Research's social media editors Damian Roland and Kikelomo Babata about how researchers can and should harness social media to increase the impact of their research. Transforming academic medicine through social media: why isn’t it working for me?https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-025-04388-0

Episode 1/2 from the 59th Popgroup meeting in Lille. Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about her experience of the conference and the content of her talk.

In this episode, Geoff Marsh speaks to Dr. Satyan Lakshminrusimha about our Collection on Neonatal Resuscitation.

Cannabis, which is increasingly legally available, both for therapeutic and recreational use, is now one of the most commonly used drugs worldwide. Of people who have ever used cannabis, studies vary, but they estimate that about 10-25 percent of people who use cannabis go on to develop cannabis use disorder. Uri Bright is a postdoctoral associate at the Yale School of Medicine and is one of the a...

Reproduction involves decisions about when to mate and who with. We know that high temperatures affect fertility, but how does this affect mating decisions and sexual selection within populations? Tilly Pembury Smith and Rhonda Snook tell us about their work using fruit files.

Parasites and parasitoids are large drivers of evolutionary change. We hear from Peter Hambäck (Stockholm University) about his work on how beetle larvae combat a parasitoid wasp that wants to lay its eggs inside them.

In this episode, Geoff Marsh speaks to Dr. Steven Miller about our Collection on Epilepsy and Seizures.