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Podcast: The phrase ‘Who’s Your (Grand) Daddy’ has shocking relevance to Jack Nunn, as the Australian geneticist learns of his surprising link to Britain’s most notorious ‘sperminator’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Consumer genetic tests are becoming widespread - but what happens when an innocent investigation reveals dark family secrets? ...
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Podcast: Why some of the most iconic images and stories depicting evolution are wrong

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Kat Arney tackles the myths and misconceptions around two of the most iconic images in evolutionary biology: the 'March of ...
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Podcast: Latest discoveries in genetics, archaeology reveal early history of the British people

Genetic Literacy Project | 
What's the real story behind the romantic myths about the Celts? And what can modern genetic and anthropological techniques tell ...
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Podcast: Sneaky sheep, substandard stallions and sperm wars

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Stories of sneaky sheep, substandard racing stallions, and news from the front lines of the sperm wars ...
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Podcast: From Jurassic Park to woolly mammoths – is it right to bring back extinct species?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Geneticist Kat Arney takes a look at the science of de-extinction, asking whether it's feasible - or even ethical - ...
5-17-2019 phage news

Podcast: CRISPR advances, HIV cures and a perfect predator for superbugs

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Exploring the latest advances in medical biotechnology including CRISPR-based gene therapies, infection-fighting viruses and a cure for HIV. Plus reflections ...
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Podcast: The untold story of Edith Rebecca Saunders—’mother of British plant genetics’

Genetic Literacy Project | 
We unearth the story of Edith Rebecca Saunders, co-founder of The Genetics Society and the ‘mother of British plant genetics’ ...
microbiome

Podcast: Obesity, cancer and gut bacteria—how the microbiome impacts your health

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Get your hands dirty by delving into the microbiome - the trillions of bacteria that live inside our guts ...
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Podcast: Where did GMOs come from? The fascinating history of genetic engineering

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Forget the headlines about ‘Frankenfoods’ - there's a much richer and more nuanced story to be told about the history ...
Podcast: Medical scans boost your cancer risk? Recent research raises troubling questions

Podcast: Medical scans boost your cancer risk? Recent research raises troubling questions

Genetic Literacy Project | 
We explore the latest findings suggesting that low doses of radiation from medical scans may enhance the growth of cancer ...
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Podcast: Overlooked women in science, Huntington’s disease and witch trials. The best of Genetics Unzipped

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Kat Arney selects her favourite stories from the first 20 episodes of the Genetics Unzipped podcast ...
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Podcast: Francis Galton: Brilliant scientist—and eugenics pioneer. How do we address his racist legacy?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Geneticist Dr Kat Arney explores how Francis Galton's eugenic ideas led directly to some of the 20th century's worst atrocities ...
5-1-2019 download

Podcast: Should you get your entire genome sequenced? The pros and cons of diving into your DNA

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Given how little we know about how variations in the genome affect health and disease, is direct-to-consumer whole genome sequencing ...
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Podcast: Does the Nobel Prize overlook important scientific achievements?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Nobel prizes are often seen as the pinnacle of scientific achievement. But are they a fair way of recognizing contributions ...
Sir Paul Nurse

Podcast: Nobel prize winner Sir Paul Nurse on his ‘barking mad’ discovery of the genes responsible for cell division

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Leading geneticist and Nobel prizewinner Sir Paul Nurse reveals the audacious experiment that everyone said was crazy ...
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Podcast: Remembering Rosalind Franklin: The overlooked scientist who helped discover the DNA double helix

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Everyone knows that Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA. But fewer are aware of the contribution of Rosalind ...
Lillies

Podcast: Flower color, bees and biodiversity—how pollinators drive plant evolution

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Kat Arney and reporter Graihagh Jackson get lost in the Valley of Hybridization ...
Steam train

Podcast: Did a legendary train ride really lead to the rediscovery of Mendel’s laws?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A Victorian scientist's train ride to London leads to the rediscovery of Mendel's laws of inheritance, Nice story, but is ...
dna

Podcast: Are you ready for the Zero Dollar Genome?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
We've broken through the thousand dollar genome barrier and are heading towards $100. Leading geneticist George Church want to take ...
chromosomes

Podcast: That weird time in history when humans had 24 pairs of chromosomes

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Everyone knows that humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. But if you'd looked at a textbook in the 1940s, the ...
Darwin and Mendel

Podcast: What would have happened if Darwin and Mendel had been on Twitter?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Where would we be now if Darwin and Mendel had been on Twitter? ...
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Podcast: ‘Just the wife’—how sexism in science obscured achievements of four groundbreaking researchers

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Dr Kat Arney tells the stories of four women from the history of 20th century genetics, and explores how sexism ...
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Podcast: Geneticist Mary-Claire King nearly quit science—then discovered the first breast cancer gene

Genetic Literacy Project | 
Mary-Claire King's stellar career has covered human and chimp evolution, finding BRCA1 and reuniting families that have been torn apart ...
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What can we learn from Mendel’s peas, onions and GM tomatoes?

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A quick look at Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking peas, 'junk' DNA and the first GMO crop ...
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Big Fat Failure

Genetic Literacy Project | 
A closer look at the genetics of failure—why we fail to lose weight thanks to our genes ...
Resveratrol in red wine might protect against cancer, but don't reach for drink just yet

Resveratrol in red wine might protect against cancer, but don’t reach for drink just yet

Cancer Research UK | 
Researchers in Leicester have published the results of a new study showing that relatively small doses of purified resveratrol, a chemical found ...

Preparing students to meet their genes in the classroom

New Scientist | 
How much information do you need before deciding whether to have your genome sequenced? In 2010, the University of California, ...
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