Should we believe our eyes or our sequencing machines when it comes to sorting species? Plus, the greatest comeback of all time - we find out whether Jurassic Park could become reality.
All in Genetic engineering
026 - The future is now: Curing HIV, advancing CRISPR therapies, predatory phages for superbug infections and advice for a healthy life
We explore the latest advances in health technology such as CRISPR-based gene therapies, superbug-fighting phage viruses and a potential cure for HIV. Plus NYT health columnist Jane Brody’s advice for a healthy life and reflections on progress in cancer from US journalist and advocate Katie Couric.
023 Mergers and Acquisitions
We’re looking at mergers and acquisitions - in a biological rather than a financial sense. We find out what happens when two cells decide to move in together, unpack the history of genetic engineering and bleat on about the story of Dolly the Sheep.
003 - Hunting Huntington's, Nobel viruses and spidergoats
In the latest episode of Genetics Unzipped, we hunt down the gene for Huntington’s disease, find out why a chicken virus has won three Nobel prizes, and discover the amazing science of spidergoats.