DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
Hosted by Kira Dineen · Kira Dineen, Gene Pool Media
4.8from 304 ratings
- 418
- Episodes
- 104
- Transcribed
- 304
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 147K
- YouTube views
About DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
Discover New Advances in the world of genetics, from technology like CRISPR to rare diseases to new research. For 14 years, multi-award winning podcast ”DNA Today” has brought you the voices of leaders in genetics. Host Kira Dineen brings her genetics expertise to interview geneticists, genetic counselors, patient advocates, biotech leaders, researchers, and more. ***Best Science and Medicine Podcast Award Winner (2020, 2021 and 2022)*** Learn more (and stream all 400+ episodes) at DNAtoday.com. You can contact the show at info@DNAtoday.com (mailto:info@DNAtoday.com). This show is part of "Gene Pool Media: The Science Podcast Network" head to GenePoolMedia.com (http://GenePoolMedia.com) to explore all our science themed shows.
- Publisher
- Kira Dineen, Gene Pool Media
- Category
- education · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Aug 2014
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
104 of 418 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#416 How Baby KJ Became the First Patient Treated With Personalized CRISPR
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#415: Achondroplasia Treatment Advances with Dr. Ravi Savarirayan
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#414 How To Find Genetics Professionals Worldwide: The Global Genetics Directory
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#416 How Baby KJ Became the First Patient Treated With Personalized CRISPR
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So you know it's a safe target. And then there's pharmacological data and clinical trials showing that these are safe targets with more traditional types of therapies. So then it's just a question of, okay, those fortunate few, those who've won the genetic lottery, taking what they inherited, those natural loss of function mutations or variants, and then can we somehow give those to people who have disease or who are at risk for disease? Or if this is the leading cause of death and affects all of us, maybe anybody who wants to partake of this type of protective therapy. And the way you do that is gene editing, right? […]
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- Kiran Musunuru
- Dr Ravi Savarirayan
- Monisha Sebastin
- Jennifer Brown
- Lillian Isabella
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 147,371
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 164 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 140 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 97
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Kira Dineen host the show. Published by Kira Dineen, Gene Pool Media.
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