Genetics Unzipped

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S3.02 - Hidden family secrets revealed by genetic testing Jan 16, 2020

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It’s become cheaper and easier than ever to access genetic testing, and more and more people are having their genomes ‘done’ for reasons of personal interest, health or ancestry. But what happens when an innocent genetic investigation reveals dark family secrets? And how do we properly engage and inform people about genetic testing and research, so that they really know what they’re getting into?

Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Genetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney, and produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Production by Hannah Varrall.

S3.01 - Investigating the icons of evolution, from Darwin's Finches to the March of Progress Jan 02, 2020

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In this episode from our centenary series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re exploring a couple of iconic images in evolution - the much-parodied March of Progress, portraying the inexorable journey from monkey to man, and the famous finches of the Galapagos islands, which are supposedly the inspiration for Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Where did these infamous images come from, and do they really show what everyone seems to think they do?

Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Genetics Unzipped is presented by Kat Arney, with scripting and research by Emily Nordvang, and is produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Audio production by Hannah Varrall.

S2.07 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Turi King Dec 19, 2019

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Professor Turi King from the University of Leicester reveals the secrets of the Y chromosome and how the remains of Richard III were identified.

Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.

Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.

More info at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

S2.06 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe Dec 19, 2019

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The Celts are one of the most famous - and misunderstood - people who lived in ancient Britain. Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe CBE, FBA from the University of Oxford explores the myths and the reality.

Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.

Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.

More info at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

S2.05 New Light on Old Britons - Dr Lara Cassidy Dec 19, 2019

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Dr Lara Cassidy from Trinity College Dublin talks about her work exploring the genomic history of Ireland.

Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.

Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.

More info at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

S2.04 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Sir Walter Bodmer Dec 19, 2019

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Professor Sir Walter Bodmer FRS from the Weatherall Institute, Oxford, explains what we know so far about genetic structure and origins of populations of the British Isles.

Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.

Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.

More info at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

S2.03 New Light on Old Britons - Dr Silvia Bello Dec 19, 2019

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Dr Silvia Bello from the Natural History Museum in London is investigating how patterns of human behaviour have changed over the last million years.

Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.

Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.

More info at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

S2.02 New Light on Old Britons - Professor Ian Barnes and Dr Selina Brace Dec 19, 2019

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Professor Ian Barnes and Dr Selina Brace, ancient DNA researchers at the Natural History Museum in Lopndon, discuss how their work on ancient DNA is shedding light on the British population from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age.

Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.

Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.

More info at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work. and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

S2.01 New Light on Old Britons - Galton Institute Symposium 2019 - Nick Ashton Dec 19, 2019

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Professor Nick Ashton, an archaeologist at the British Museum, is studying the earliest humans in Europe.

Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.

Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.

More info at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work. and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

028 - Sperm wars, sneaky sheep, substandard stallions and more Dec 05, 2019

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In this episode we’re bringing you highlights from the Society’s Centenary Conference, held up in Edinburgh last month. We’ve got stories of sneaky sheep, substandard racing stallions, the Vikings of the Scottish Isles and a ceilidh with a scientific spin. Plus, news from the front lines of the sperm wars.

Full transcript online at GeneticsUnzipped.com

Genetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney, and produced by First Create the Media for The Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Production by Hannah Varrall.

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