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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, ...

Cell Bio 2022-An ASCB|EMBO Meeting

Posted by , on 6 April 2022

December 3-7, 2022 | Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Washington, DC Returning in person in 2022—this mid-sized unique joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and ...

Genetics Unzipped: On Growth and Form: The extraordinary life and work of D’Arcy Thompson

Posted by , on 10 February 2022

In this episode, we’re exploring the life and work of D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson - one of the first scientists to bring together the worlds of mathematics and biology in the ...

SP7: another small step toward understanding its mechanisms of action

Posted by , on 7 February 2022

During embryonic development, bone formation begins with the condensation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). In a few places of our body, such as in the skull and the shoulder blades, ...

Genetics Unzipped: The natural lottery - How our genes shape our lives

Posted by , on 2 December 2021

We explore how genetic variations might affect our chances in life, and what - if anything - we should do with this information.

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Wired for sound - the genetics of music

Posted by , on 4 November 2021

We're getting in harmony with the science of music. Is there a music gene? Does musical talent really run in families? And how does the inability to perceive music impact ...

Genetics Unzipped podcast: Rarities and oddities - the strangest genetics stories of 2021

Posted by , on 21 October 2021

We look back on some of the most mind-blowing stories from the world of genetics in 2021, from Borgs to duck-billed platypuses.

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