We ask what would have happened if Darwin had read Mendel? And what if they’d been on Twitter?
We ask what would have happened if Darwin had read Mendel? And what if they’d been on Twitter?
In this episode from our series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re telling the often-overlooked stories of four women who helped to shape the science of life.
We bring you a very special interview with Mary-Claire King - one of the world’s leading geneticists,
We find out how genomic medicine is coming into the NHS, and what it means for everyone working in the health service.
In this episode from our series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re digging around in the genetic vegetable patch - from flavourful tomatoes and chunky onion genomes to Mendel’s peas.
We’re taking a dive into the world of evolutionary genetics to witness the fitness - we ask whether street smart city-dwelling birds are genetically different from their country bumpkin relatives, how butterflies got their brightly patterned wings, and if today’s genetic research would have blown Darwin’s mind.
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.