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Posted by Kat Arney, on 27 August 2020
In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, Dr Kat Arney takes a look at the progress that’s been made in tackling rare genetic disorders (and the challenges that remain) and ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 13 August 2020
In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, Kat Arney brings you exclusive excerpts from her new book Rebel Cell, exploring where cancer came from, where it’s going, and how we ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 30 July 2020
In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, Kat Arney looks at the ancient war between our genes and the pathogens that infect us.Posted by Kat Arney, on 16 July 2020
We find out if more than DNA passes on to the next generation, whether Darwin was wrong, and how to pimp your genome. Plus, meet the Mickey Mouse Mice.Posted by Kat Arney, on 2 July 2020
We discover how researchers are bringing discoveries about the underlying genetic faults that cause eye diseases all the way through to game-changing gene therapies designed to save sight.Posted by Kat Arney, on 7 May 2020
We explore the genetic diversity in Africa and discover how researchers can read the cultural and historical stories written in DNA.Posted by Mariana Rama Pedro Alves, on 17 April 2020
My first impression of Nigeria remained loyal to what I would experience the following two weeks: very warm weather, very colourful attires, very warm and joyful hearts. Also, it is ...Posted by Annabel Nicholson, on 17 April 2020
Social media gets a hard time these days, and in some instances rightly so. For the scientific community however, it’s a powerful platform for informal science communication and fruitful collaborations. ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 9 April 2020
We find out why it’s so important to make sure that both academic and commercial genomic research studies are done with rather than on participants.Posted by Seema Grewal, on 7 April 2020
Last week, I gave a talk (online, of course) about ‘Writing review articles’. It was aimed at graduate students who, as part of their training, had to identify a topic ...