Genetics Unzipped

Science Podcasts

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.

Episodes

S6.27: Next Generation Sequence: Forging new paths in genetics

S6.26: The battle for biology: How Mendel came to rule the world

S6.25: 2023 Unzipped

S6.24: Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’

S6.23: 40 years of HIV: the disease that broke the rules

S6.22: Dumb luck: Amazing adaptations from happy little accidents

S6.21: Time of your life: how circadian rhythms shape the world

S6.20: That’s so extra: Exploring the weird world of extrachromosomal DNA

S6.19: Food for the future: Helping plants adapt to a changing world

BONUS Hormones: The Inside Story - Is my diabetes my fault?

S6.18: An Evolutionary Revolutionary: Alfred Russel Wallace and the discovery of natural selection

S6.17: Vax to the future: The science of DNA and RNA vaccines

S6.16 Double helix double crossing? What really happened between Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick?

S6.15: Cordelia Langford: Making Big Science Happen

S6.14: Tracking COVID and tackling obesity: Meet this year’s Genetics Society award winners

S6.13: Kings, car parks and consent: should we sequence DNA from human remains?

S6.12: Da Vinci’s DNA: What happens when genetics meets art

S6.11: Meet the DNA Detectives hunting the causes of cancer

S6.10: Space invaders: The amazing adaptations of tardigrades

S6.09: Raiders of Noah’s Ark: Stealing genetic tricks from the animal kingdom