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Genetics Unzipped podcast: Bats, boats and buried bodies: the hidden power of environmental DNA

Posted by , on 1 December 2022

In this episode we’re testing the air for tigers and digging up dead bodies as we explore the exciting new field of environmental DNA. Dr Sally Le Page chats ...

Genetics Unzipped: Birds and bees… and sardines: the genetics of animal behaviour

Posted by , on 17 November 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast we’re taking a look at the birds and the bees - not like that! - from the unusual migratory habits of ...

Genetics Unzipped: Little Shop of Genetic Horrors - the evolution of carnivorous plants

Posted by , on 3 November 2022

of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re looking at the gruesome world of plants eating animals. There’s something unnatural about carnivorous plants. We’re so used to plants being at the ...

'Extraembryonic tissues: exploring concepts, definitions and functions across the animal kingdom'

Posted by , on 2 November 2022

Royal Society Publishing has recently published a special issue of Philosophical Transactions B: Extraembryonic tissues: exploring concepts, definitions and functions across the animal kingdom Compiled and edited by Guojun Sheng, Thorsten E ...

Genetics Unzipped: Past to present - Searching for evolutionary stories in ancient DNA

Posted by , on 20 October 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re exploring what we can discover about our evolution from our DNA, and what evolutionary secrets might be contained in the ...

Genetics Unzipped: Bread and fishes - the future of food in a changing climate

Posted by , on 6 October 2022

In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, we’re looking at the future of food. With climate change making crop harvests more unpredictable and fresh water becoming a more scarce resource, ...

SDB Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar - October 14

Posted by , on 4 October 2022

The next Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar will be held Friday, October 14, at 3 pm ET (9 pm CEST). This seminar featuring Hae Ryong Kwon ...

Genetics Unzipped: Let there be light: the origins of photosynthesis

Posted by , on 22 September 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re turning the lights on, looking back at the origins of photosynthesis and the mysteries of the chloroplast genome. From The ...

Genetics Unzipped: The Genesis Machine

Posted by , on 8 September 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re exploring the frontiers of genetic engineering and synthetic biology with Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel, authors of the new book ...

SDB Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar launches new season

Posted by , on 6 September 2022

The Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series is back on Friday, September 9, at 3 pm ET (9pm CEST).

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