We’re exploring the science behind one of the most remarkable but often overlooked organs in the mammalian body: the placenta.
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S4.18 Meet the Robinson Crusoe Islanders: the genetic roots of speech and language development
We drop in on the Robinson Crusoe islanders to learn about their story and discover what their genes can teach us about speech and language development.
S4.13 Six toed cats and cyclops lambs: The story of Sonic Hedgehog
From six-toed cats to cyclops lambs, we explore the fascinating story and science behind the Sonic Hedgehog gene.
S3.19 Making Babies and Getting Organised: Celebrating Hilde Mangold and Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch
In this episode we’re going back to the very beginning, telling the stories of the midwives of the field of developmental genetics, two talented researchers whose work helped to reveal the secrets of life in its very earliest stages: Hilde Mangold and Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch.
S3.15 Pimp My Genome: the wonderful world of epigenetics
In this episode we take a look at the world of epigenetics - finding out if more than DNA passes on to the next generation, whether Darwin really was wrong, and how to pimp your genome.
S3.11 From one generation to the next: the life and work of Anne McLaren
We take a look at the life of leading embryologist Dame Anne McLaren, whose work underpinned the development of the IVF techniques responsible for bringing millions of bundles of joy.
S3.03 - Fish, facts and fiction, from Haeckel’s embryos to Tiktaalik
We’re discovering our inner fish: finding out whether we really do go through a fishy phase in the womb, and looking at the legacy of Tiktaalik, the first fish to walk on land.