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Genetics Unzipped podcast: Rare, Well Done: Progress and challenges in rare genetic disorders

Posted by , 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 ...

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Rebel Cell: Cancer, evolution and the science of life

Posted by , 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 ...

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Sickness and susceptibility - the ancient war between genes and disease

Posted by , 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.

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Pimp my genome - Exploring the wonderful world of epigenetics

Posted by , 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.

FocalPlane: a new microscopy community site from The Company of Biologists

Posted by , on 2 July 2020

FocalPlane is a new microscopy community site hosted by Journal of Cell Science (JCS), Development’s sister journal, and like the Node funded by our not-for-profit publisher, The Company of Biologists. ...

Genetics Unzipped podcast: The eyes have it - from genetics to gene therapy

Posted by , 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.

Introducing ACME: the species-versatile fixation and dissociation solution for single cell analysis

Posted by , on 1 July 2020

This post highlights the approach and findings of a new research article available in preprint on BioRxiv. This feature was written by members of the Solana lab, authors of that ...

Genetics Unzipped podcast: The Cancer Ladies - Maud Slye and Pauline Gross

Posted by , on 18 June 2020

How two women - a scientist fascinated by dancing mice and a seamstress with a deadly legacy - who made significant contributions to cancer research.

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Out Standing in the Field - the highs and lows of genetics fieldwork

Posted by , on 4 June 2020

From chasing butterflies up mountains to artificially inseminating kakapos, we talk to the researchers studying genetics in action through fieldwork.

Genetics Unzipped podcast: From one generation to the next - the life and work of Dame Anne McLaren

Posted by , on 21 May 2020

Kat Arney reflects on the life and work of Dame Anne McLaren, one of the leading embryologists of the 20th century.

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