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Kat Arney

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Genetics Unzipped: Have a heart - the science of xenotransplantation

Posted by , on 21 April 2022

In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, Dr Sally Le Page is delving into the seemingly science fiction world of xenotransplantation, that is, taking organs from animals and using them ...

Genetics Unzipped: Face to face - the viruses that made us human

Posted by , on 7 April 2022

In this episode of Genetics Unzipped, Dr Kat Arney is looking at the monkey in the mirror, investigating how flipped genetic switches and long-dead viruses make all the difference between ...

Genetics Unzipped: Introducing exosomes - exciting ideas for biological mailbags

Posted by , on 24 March 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, sponsored by Lonza, unpacking the science behind exosomes: one of the hottest new areas of research for both diagnosing and treating ...

Genetics Unzipped: Sex and the Single Cell

Posted by , on 10 March 2022

In this week’s episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re exploring groundbreaking discoveries about the secret sex lives of cancer cells, and what it means for our understanding of tumour ...

Genetics Unzipped: Genetics of the Americas - from migration to the modern day

Posted by , on 24 February 2022

In this week’s episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re looking at a genetic history of the Americas. We chat with Jennifer Raff about the controversies surrounding how humans first ...