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.
All in History of genetics
S3.01 - Investigating the icons of evolution, from Darwin's Finches to the March of Progress
We look at two iconic images of evolution - the March of Progress, portraying the journey from monkey to man, and the famous finches of the Galapagos islands - supposedly the inspiration for Charles Darwin’s theory.
025 - When 'Becky' met Bateson: Edith Rebecca Saunders, the mother of British plant genetics
We unearth the story of Edith Rebecca Saunders, co-founder of The Genetics Society and the ‘mother of British plant genetics’.
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.
020 Sex and Death
In this episode from our centenary series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re telling tales of sex and death, and exploring the very darkest side of genetics - eugenics.
018 Cut. Paste. Pair. Repeat.
We’re exploring the dark heart of the genome, untying nature’s shoelaces, and looking back at the discovery of RNA splicing.
016 Genetics By Numbers
4, 3, 2, 1, go! We’re unravelling the story of the double helix, cracking the triplet code, and sketching out a Punnett square.
014 The Seeds of a Great Idea
We take the train to London with William Bateson as he brings Mendel's ideas to Britain, seek the secrets of snapdragons, and discover how to build an army of MinIONs.
012 - Strands of Life
We reveal the secret identity of cellular skewers, meet the lady behind Lyonisation and solve the case of the missing human chromosomes.