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Posted by Kat Arney, 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 ...Posted by Kat Arney, 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 ...Posted by Kat Arney, 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 ...Posted by Kat Arney, 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, ...Posted by Kat Arney, 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 ...Posted by Kat Arney, 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 ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 25 August 2022
Dr Sally Le Page looks at the genetics of societies, exploring how genes underpin the rigid social structures and roles in bees, and how they can rise up the ranks ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 11 August 2022
In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we celebrate the 200th birthday of Gregor Mendel and learn about the latest research into the genetics of human social traits ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 28 July 2022
In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re discovering whether size really does matter - when it comes to your genes and genome, that is. Dr Kat Arney ...Posted by Kat Arney, on 14 July 2022
In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re exploring genes, brains and the mind, as we ask how much of our personality is innate, and whether anything we ...