Genetics Unzipped

About 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.

Publisher

The Genetics Society

Category

health & fitness · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Dec 2018

Latest episode

25 Jan 2024

Latest episodes

1 of 167 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Jan 2024

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

   Host Sally Le Page interviews emerging scientists about Bermuda skinks, the Black Death, and life after a genetics PhD.

2. 

   11 Jan 2024

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

   Host Kat Arney interviews Greg Radick from the University of Leeds about Gregor Mendel and William Bateson's influence on genetics, exploring alternative scientific paths.

3. 

   21 Dec 2023

   S6.25: 2023 Unzipped

   Hosts Sally Le Page and Kat Arney revisit unaired clips from their favorite 2023 interviews, offering listeners a year-end genetic insights recap.

Inside a recent episode

S4.02 - 100 not out? Genes and ageing

Published 28 Jan 2021 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So you've talked about the statistical definition of aging, which is like the closer to the grave you are, basically, but what's actually going on inside the body? You've mentioned this term like senescence. So what actually happens as a physical body ages? It's a variety of different processes, and I think something that we've started to understand over the last 10 or 20 years, the aging isn't one thing. It's a collection of things all happening together that happen to in this sort of slightly morbid, synchronized way orchestrate our demise when we get to a certain age. And I break it down in the book into 10 hallmarks of aging. […]

Who has been a guest on Genetics Unzipped

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Greg Radick
• Larry Moran
• Nucleome
• Miyako Rogers
• Rebecca Coffey

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

115 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

220 ratings