We take a trip back into the past to discover the origins of ancient human populations, and into the future to explore the realities of personal genome sequencing.
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.
017 Happy 100th Birthday To Us
We celebrate 100 years of The Genetics Society in suitably scientific style, with the help of Sir Paul Nurse and some fruity DNA cocktails.
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.
015 Up the Garden Path
Get lost in the Valley of Hybridisation in the Genetics Society’s medal-winning garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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.
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?