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<p>From healthcare and biotechnology to forests and fisheries, the evolving study of genomics is leading to some of the most exciting and world-changing discoveries in science and medicine. Like – did you know that your individual genomic signature can help determine the healthcare treatment you receive? Or that mapping the genomes of trees can inform forest management?</p> <p>But while the study of genomics holds great promise for the health of people, animals, and the environment, it also confronts us with big questions: How do we study genetic patterns in a way that respects sensitive genetic information, history, and equity? How do we use the power of genomic research to fight climate change? Save the salmon?</p> <p>Join Dr. Kaylee Byers – a self-described “rat detective” and science communicator as she guides you through fascinating conversations about the what, the why, and the how of genomics.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 7, 2026
Why Orange Cats Are Orange
<p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Have you ever wondered why most orange cats are male? Scientists have been scratching their heads over this for decades, and now we finally have answers. In our final Gene Short of the season, Sarah Lando and Dr. Kaylee Byers explain the surprising new evidence that finally explains this purr-ticular quirk.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Resources</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">1. </strong><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/gene-behind-orange-fur-cats-found-last" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);"><strong>Gene behind orange fur in cats found at last</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">- </strong><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Science.org</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">2. </strong><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250515131453.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);"><strong>Scientists track down mutation that makes orange cats orange</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">- </strong><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Science Daily</span></p>
June 2, 2026
Genomic Repeat: Calls from the Deep - A genomic whale of a story
<p>This episode was originally released on November 15, 2022</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Things aren’t always what they seem on the surface, especially when it comes to our oceans. So many mysteries hum below its watery surface. So, you may just have to use your ears when it's too dark to see exactly what's going on down there.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Dr. Kaylee Byers looks into the ocean giants that lurk in the depths and the unique songs they share with us. She sits down with whale biologist Dr. Jennifer Allen on how whale songs are imparting a cultural exchange between populations that are hundreds of miles apart. Filmmaker Joshua Zeeman shares his journey to find the infamously dubbed 'Loneliest Whale'. And Paeleobiologist Dr. Travis Park from the Museum of Natural History in London tells us how whales developed their unique singing superpowers by taking us back through millions of years of evolution. Finally, researcher Grace Baer brings us to a remote west coast station studying whale populations and the effects of ocean traffic noise.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">It's a whale-sized episode taking you on a listening journey into this wonderful watery world!</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Special thanks to Captain Gaelen Krause of the Island Odyssey, for capturing recordings on his journey to search for whales along the British Columbia coast.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Resources:</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">1. </span><a href="https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/nature/recherche-research/erds-srkw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Southern Resident Killer Whale Research Project</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Parks Canada</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">2. </span><a href="https://phys.org/news/2022-07-whales-songs-cultural-deep.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Whales learn songs from each other in a cultural 'deep dive</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">' | phys.org</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">3. </span><a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/whoi-robot-buoy-glider-whale-sound/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Whale-monitoring robots are oceanic eavesdroppers with a mission</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Popular Science</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">4. </span><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/whale-songs-are-getting-deeper/596635/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Whale Songs Are Getting Deeper</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | The Atlantic</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">5. </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/13/loneliest-whale-in-the-world-search" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">The search for the loneliest whale in the world</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | The Guardian</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">6. </span><a href="https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/the-loneliest-whale" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Bleecker Street Media</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">7. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDBZ3pTe4Jg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">BTS (방탄소년단) Whalien 52' MV</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | BigHit Entertainment</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">7. </span><a href="https://cis.whoi.edu/science/B/whalesounds/index.cfm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Watkins Marine Mammal Sound Database</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">8. </span><a href="https://time.com/5936110/underwater-noise-pollution-report/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Underwater Noise Pollution Is Disrupting Ocean Life - But We Can Fix it</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | TIME</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">9. </span><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336817120_Convergent_evolution_in_toothed_whale_cochleae" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Convergent evolution in toothed whale cochleae</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | BMC Evolutionary Biology</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">10. </span><a href="https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/12/1/3740/5626187" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Evolutionary Basis of High-Frequency Hearing in the Cochleae of Echolocators Revealed by Comparative Genomics</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Oxford Academic</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">11. </span><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms11693" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Nature</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">12. </span><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/dna-suggests-cultural-traits-affect-whale-evolution" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">DNA Suggests Cultural Traits Affect Whale Evolution</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Science</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">13. </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/0381_San_Francisco_Dead_Whale_Opens_Seafood_Season_12_56_28_09" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">San Francisco: Dead Whale Opens Seafood Season </a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">| Universal International Newswire</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">14. </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/songsofhumpbackw00payn" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Songs of the Humpback Whale</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Roger Payne, CRM Records</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">15. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtS3JHgbFe0" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Whaling Commission</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Associated Press Archive</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">16. </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjtLs9QF33I" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Monaco - International Whaling Commission</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Associated Press Archive</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">17. </span><a href="https://www.bcwhales.org/bubble-net-feeding" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Bubble Net Feeding</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | BC Whales</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">18. </span><a href="https://www.genomebc.ca/20-cool-genomics-facts/facts_4-5" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);">Cool Genomics Facts - Fact 4 & 5: Environmental DNA</a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> | Genome British Columbia</span></p>
May 5, 2026
Spit Happens! The History of 23andMe
<p>The story of 23andMe has more twists than a soap opera. Spit parties, ghosting the FDA, unicorn valuations, and massive data breaches—this company has done it all. In this Gene Short, Sarah Lando walks Dr. Kaylee Byers through the drama behind the headlines, and what it all means if you’re thinking about exploring your own ancestry DNA.</p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Resources</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">1. </strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-23andme-2024-10" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);"><strong>The rise and fall of 23andMe</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);"> - </strong><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">Business Insider</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">2. </strong><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/550174a" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(35, 119, 210);"><strong>The rise and fall and rise again of 23andMe </strong></a><span style="color: rgb(43, 55, 62);">- Nature</span></p>
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<p>From healthcare and biotechnology to forests and fisheries, the evolving study of genomics is leading to some of the most exciting and world-changing discoveries in science and medicine. Like – did you know that your individual genomic signature can help determine the healthcare treatment you receive? Or that mapping the genomes of trees can inform forest management?</p> <p>But while the study of genomics holds great promise for the health of people, animals, and the environment, it also confronts us with big questions: How do we study genetic patterns in a way that respects sensitive genetic information, history, and equity? How do we use the power of genomic research to fight climate change? Save the salmon?</p> <p>Join Dr. Kaylee Byers – a self-described “rat detective” and science communicator as she guides you through fascinating conversations about the what, the why, and the how of genomics.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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