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Genetics Unzipped: Space invaders: the amazing adaptations of tardigrades

Posted by , on 18 May 2023

In this episode we’re going microscopic, exploring what tiny tardigrades can teach us about DNA damage, vaccine distribution and even astronaut health in space.

Genetics Unzipped: Pop goes the genome: Genetics in popular culture

Posted by , on 20 April 2023

We take a leftfield look at public communication of science, exploring how genetics turns up in popular culture from comics and music to cakes.

COVID has increased trust in genetics - a press release from the Genetics Society

Posted by , on 25 January 2023

A survey of over 2000 British adults, commissioned by the Genetics Society through Kantar Public, finds that trust in genetics is high, and went up significantly during the pandemic. It ...

Norwich Single-Cell Symposium 2023

Posted by , on 10 January 2023

Now in its sixth year, the Norwich Single-Cell Symposium at Earlham Institute covers single-cell genomics technologies and their application in microbial, plant, animal and human health and disease. Registration is ...

Molecular study of changing expression of photoreceptor genes throughout development of Anopheles gambiae

Posted by , on 18 December 2022

Hannah Cowling, MBiol at Durham University Introduction Over summer 2022, I had the opportunity to work with Dr Olena Riabinina in Insect Neuro Lab at Durham University. Her team specialises ...

The future of model organism research

Posted by , on 1 December 2022

The September issue of our journal Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) has a focus on how researchers can best leverage model organisms to improve our understanding of human health and ...

Mouse lines generated by the MRC Genome Editing Mice for Medicine programme: a case study

Posted by , on 28 October 2022

By David Christensen At the Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell we have our 10th Genome Editing Mice for Medicine (GEMM) call open and accepting applications, so we decided it ...

Genetics Unzipped: Hap-pea 200th Birthday, Mendel!

Posted by , 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 ...

Genetics Unzipped: Genes, brains and the mind: How much of your personality is encoded in your DNA?

Posted by , 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 ...

Genetics Unzipped - Genetics at your fingertips: stories from the science of identity

Posted by , on 30 June 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re looking at the stories at your fingertips. Dr Sally Le Page uncovers how excrement espionage could bring down a superpower, ...

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