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Genetics Unzipped

From Mendel's peas to personal genome sequencing, Genetics Unzipped brings you stories from the world of genes, genomes and DNA. In association with The Genetics Society.

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026 - The future is now: Curing HIV, advancing CRISPR therapies, predatory phages for superbug infections and advice for a healthy life

026 - The future is now: Curing HIV, advancing CRISPR therapies, predatory phages for superbug infections and advice for a healthy life

We’re reporting back from the Manova Global Health Summit, exploring the latest advances in health technology such as CR... Read more

7 Nov 2019

40mins

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022 - Big Questions about the Big C

022 - Big Questions about the Big C

Why are tumours more likely to develop in some tissues than others? Why are bowel and breast cancers so common when hear... Read more

12 Sep 2019

29mins

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018 Cut. Paste. Pair. Repeat.

018 Cut. Paste. Pair. Repeat.

Please take a moment to do our brief listener survey - https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey - thanks very much.In this ep... Read more

18 Jul 2019

25mins

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027 - Uprooting the tree of life: Darwin, DNA and de-extinction

027 - Uprooting the tree of life: Darwin, DNA and de-extinction

In this episode from our centenary series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re uprooting the tree of life - asking whe... Read more

21 Nov 2019

30mins

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004 - Witness the fitness

004 - Witness the fitness

In this episode we’re taking a dive into the world of evolutionary genetics to witness the fitness - we ask whether stre... Read more

17 Jan 2019

32mins

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S3.02 - Hidden family secrets revealed by genetic testing

S3.02 - Hidden family secrets revealed by genetic testing

It’s become cheaper and easier than ever to access genetic testing, and more and more people are having their genomes ‘d... Read more

16 Jan 2020

34mins

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S3.01 - Investigating the icons of evolution, from Darwin's Finches to the March of Progress

S3.01 - Investigating the icons of evolution, from Darwin's Finches to the March of Progress

In this episode from our centenary series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re exploring a couple of iconic images in ... Read more

2 Jan 2020

22mins

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008 - Getting ready for genomic medicine

008 - Getting ready for genomic medicine

This is a special edition of Genetics Unzipped, in association with the Genomics Education programme - part of Health Ed... Read more

4 Mar 2019

35mins

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013 The Zero Dollar Genome

013 The Zero Dollar Genome

The first draft of the human genome came with a price tag running into billions of dollars. In less than twenty years, t... Read more

9 May 2019

34mins

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S2.07 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Turi King

S2.07 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Turi King

Professor Turi King from the University of Leicester reveals the secrets of the Y chromosome and how the remains of Rich... Read more

19 Dec 2019

10mins

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016 Genetics By Numbers

016 Genetics By Numbers

In this episode from our centenary series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re unravelling the story of the double hel... Read more

20 Jun 2019

26mins

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011 - Darwin vs Mendel

011 - Darwin vs Mendel

In this episode we ask, what would have happened if Darwin had read Mendel? And what if they’d been on Twitter? Plus, so... Read more

11 Apr 2019

31mins

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006 - Big fat failure

006 - Big fat failure

We’re looking at the genetics of failure - why we fail to lose weight thanks to our genes, and why billions of dollars a... Read more

14 Feb 2019

30mins

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S2.05 New Light on Old Britons - Dr Lara Cassidy

S2.05 New Light on Old Britons - Dr Lara Cassidy

Dr Lara Cassidy from Trinity College Dublin talks about her work exploring the genomic history of Ireland. Part of our s... Read more

19 Dec 2019

8mins

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009 - Chimps, cancer genes and missing kids

009 - Chimps, cancer genes and missing kids

In this episode we bring you a very special interview with Mary-Claire King - one of the world’s leading geneticists, wh... Read more

14 Mar 2019

32mins

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021 In case you missed it...

021 In case you missed it...

In this episode we’re bringing you a selection of our favourite bits from the year so far that you might have missed.We’... Read more

29 Aug 2019

33mins

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028 - Sperm wars, sneaky sheep, substandard stallions and more

028 - Sperm wars, sneaky sheep, substandard stallions and more

In this episode we’re bringing you highlights from the Society’s Centenary Conference, held up in Edinburgh last month. ... Read more

5 Dec 2019

35mins

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S2.06 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe

S2.06 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe

The Celts are one of the most famous - and misunderstood - people who lived in ancient Britain. Professor Sir Barry Cunl... Read more

19 Dec 2019

9mins

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014 The Seeds of a Great Idea

014 The Seeds of a Great Idea

In this episode from our series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re taking the train to London with William Bateson a... Read more

23 May 2019

19mins

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012 - Strands of Life

012 - Strands of Life

In this episode from our series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we explore the discovery of chromosomes - the strands o... Read more

25 Apr 2019

27mins

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