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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.

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.

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.

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Out of Africa - uncovering history and diversity in the human genome

Posted by , 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.

Genetics Unzipped: Twisted history - the true story of the double helix

Posted by , on 23 April 2020

There's more to the story of the double helix than Watson and Crick. We unwind history to uncover some of the less well-known figures behind the discovery of the structure ...

Free, Cool, Developmental Biology Meeting In Your Own Living Room!

Posted by , on 21 April 2020

The Southeast Regional Society for Developmental Biology Conference will be held virtually in a Zoom Webinar on May 20-21.     Registration is required for all attendees by May 6, 2020 ...

Genetics Unzipped: Involving patients in genomics research

Posted by , 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.

Genetics Unzipped: The accidental discovery of genetic fingerprinting

Posted by , on 26 March 2020

We take a look at the story of genetic fingerprinting, and some of the earliest cases solved by this game-changing technique.

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