Genetics Unzipped: Raiders of Noah’s Ark: Stealing genetic tricks from the animal kingdom
Posted by Kat Arney, on 4 May 2023
“By and large, animals have the same genes that you and I have. They’re just using them in a different way that makes it less likely for them to get a disease.”
Dr Linda Goodman, Fauna Bio
In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, 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.
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