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.
013 The Zero Dollar Genome
We speak with leading geneticist George Church about his plans for the 'Zero dollar genome', plus the story of what happened when one scientist's interest in personal genomics got a little too close to home.
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.
011 - Darwin vs Mendel
We ask what would have happened if Darwin had read Mendel? And what if they’d been on Twitter?
010 - Not just 'the wife' - the overlooked stories of women in genetics
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.
009 - Chimps, cancer genes and missing kids
We bring you a very special interview with Mary-Claire King - one of the world’s leading geneticists,
008 - Getting ready for genomic medicine
We find out how genomic medicine is coming into the NHS, and what it means for everyone working in the health service.
007 - Supermodels of science
In this episode from our series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re entering the glamorous world of modelling, meeting the supermodels… of science.
006 - Big fat failure
We’re looking at the genetics of failure - why we fail to lose weight thanks to our genes, and why billions of dollars are wasted developing drugs that don’t work.