Genetics Unzipped

Please fill out our listener survey at geneticsunzipped.com/survey before January 31st This episode is all about the next generation, as we meet three up-and-coming scientists who have been supported by the Genetics Society, and learn all about Bermuda skinks, the Black Death and life after a genetics PhD. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us o...

Please take a minute or two to fill out our listener survey and help shape the future of the podcast: https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey In this episode, we talk to Greg Radick from the University of Leeds to explore the impact that Gregor Mendel and his populariser William Bateson have had on the past century of genetics, and ask whether there could have been a more Weldonian view of the world....

Please take a minute or two to fill out our listener survey and help shape the future of the podcast: https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey As 2023 draws to a close, we’re bringing you a smorgasbord of previously unaired clips from some of our favourite interviews this year. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This epis...

Please take a minute or two to fill out our listener survey and help shape the future of the podcast: https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey We discover how 500,000 whole genome from UK Biobank will help medical research, plumb the depths of the ‘dark genome’ with Nucleome, and Larry Moran tells us how much of our DNA is just junk. Please fill out our short listener survey here Full show notes, trans...

Please take a minute or two to fill out our listener survey and help shape the future of the podcast: https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey With 2023 marking 40 years since the discovery of HIV, we're looking back over four decades of AIDS, from the earliest whispers of a mysterious new disease to fighting back against this deadly virus. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsU...

Author and science journalist Rebecca Coffey chats with us about some amazing adaptations and Darwinian delights from her book, Beyond Primates. She tells us about wasp facial recognition genes, how yeast epigenetics explain the Dutch Hunger Winter and a dinner party tale of spider cannibalism. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @G...

In this episode we’re clocking in to chat about the genetics of circadian rhythms. How can molecules tell the time, why don’t we have drugs for jet lag yet and could a midnight snack stop malaria in its tracks? Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written, presented and produced by...

We explore the weird and wonderful world of extrachromosomal DNA - what it is, what it does, and why it breaks the normal rules of inheritance. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented and produced by Kat Arney with audio production by Emma Werner. This podcast is...

We’re finding out how plants adapt to a changing environment, and how we might be able to give them a helping hand so that we can keep feeding the world sustainably in the future. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented and produced by Kat Arney with audio production by...

In this bonus episode, we’re bringing you the third instalment of Hormones: The Inside Story, Season 3. This podcast is produced for the Society for Endocrinology by the same team behind Genetics Unzipped. Find it on Podbean , Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, Dr Sally Le Page investigates the role of genetics, ethnicity and maternal environment on type 2...

We’re exploring the epic life of Alfred Russel Wallace; adventurer, naturalist and co-discoverer of natural selection. Biologist and author, Jim Costa, recounts the life of this often forgotten founding father of evolution. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written, presented an...

We look at the science behind DNA and RNA vaccines - How do they work? What can they do? And how can they be made at scale so that more people around the world can benefit from them? With John Tregoning from Imperial College London, Christian Ottensmeier from the University of Liverpool, and Lisa Caproni from Touchlight. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com &nb...

Kat Arney chats with Professor Matthew Cobb about what really happened between James Watson, Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin during the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented by Kat Arney with audio production...

We’re going behind the scenes at the Sanger Institute with Cordelia Langford, Director of Scientific Operations, to find out what it takes to make Big Science happen, and hear the stories behind the sequencing. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented by Kat Arney...

We’re chatting with two of this year’s Genetics Society award winners - Cecilia Lindgren, who’s an expert on the genetics of obesity and metabolic disorders, and Lucy van Dorp, who has spent the past three years tracing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 around the world. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Gene...

We’re venturing into ancient territory and archaeological digs, excavating the complex ethics of extracting and sequencing DNA from human remains. We chat to Prof. Turi King about her role uncovering the body King Richard III and who decides which research gets done. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of...

We’re taking a journey into the world of art and artefacts, unearthing the genetic secrets of long-dead legends like Da Vinci, Van Gogh and Beethoven. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented by Kat Arney with audio production by Emma Werner and Sally Le Page. Thi...

We’re chasing down the perpetrator of a scientific Whodunnit, joining the DNA detectives on the hunt for the causes of cancer. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented by Kat Arney with audio production by Emma Werner and Sally Le Page. This podcast is produced by...

In this episode we’re going microscopic, exploring what tiny tardigrades can teach us about desiccation, vaccine delivery … and even space travel! Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written, presented and produced by Emma Werner and Sally Le Page. This podcast is created by First...

In this episode we’re becoming chromosomal criminals and learning about how researchers are stealing genes from the animal kingdom and using them to improve human health. From 13-lined ground squirrels teaching us how to recover from heart attacks, to bowhead whales showing us how to avoid cancer, there’s a lot geneticists can learn from Mother Nature. Full show notes, transcript and references on...

To celebrate DNA Day, we are rereleasing an episode from series 3, called The Past, Present, and Future of the Human Genome Project, when Kat interviewed the director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute, Dr Eric Green about his work on the Human Genome Project from its very inception. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitt...

We take a leftfield look at public communication of genetics, exploring how the science of DNA turns up in popular culture from comics and music to cakes, with Great British Bake Off winner Syabira Yusoff. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented by Kat Arney with...

We’re discussing Chris Hemsworth’s recent Alzheimer's risk findings and the pros and cons of direct-to-consumer DNA testing with genetic counsellor and host of the podcast DNA Today, Kira Dineen. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written, presented and produced by Emma Werner an...

We’re saying bye-bye to the boys, and exploring whether new gene technologies and climate change will make males extinct. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written, presented and produced by Emma Werner and Sally Le Page. This podcast is created by First Create the Media for the...

We're exploring the ethics and regulations of genome editing. What is allowed? What shouldn't be? And who should get to decide? Plus we explore a new exhibit on the topic that lets the public have their say. Full show notes, transcript and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com   Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written, presented and produced by Em...