Jan 6

Jan 6 S4.26 Repost Sex and death

Episodes, Ethics, Evolution, History of genetics

We’re telling tales of genetic sex and death, from the evolutionary origins of sex to Francis Galton’s dark eugenic fantasies

Dec 16

Dec 16 S4.25 Best of 2021

Kat Arney

Episodes

We bring you our favourite bits from 2021, from the history of mRNA to canine superheroes, brilliant bats to the world’s most adventurous palaeontologist. Enjoy!

Dec 2

Dec 2 S4.24 The Natural Lottery: How our genes shape our lives

Kat Arney

Episodes, Health

We’re chatting with Professor Paige Harden about how genetic variations might affect our chances in life, and what - if anything - we should do with this information.

Nov 18

Nov 18 S4.23 A menagerie of malignancy: Cancer across the animal kingdom

Kat Arney

Episodes, Health, Cancer, Evolution, Animals

We’re taking a trip to the zoo, to find out how studying tumours across the animal kingdom can reveal insights into cancer in our own species.

Nov 11

Nov 11 Bonus: Hormones: The Inside Story - Will taking hormones make me taller?

Kat Arney

Health, Specials

Introducing the second series of Hormones: The Inside Story - the podcast from the Society for Endocrinology, produced by the team behind Genetics Unzipped. Subscribe now wherever you find your podcasts.

Nov 4

Nov 4 S4.22 Wired for sound: The genetics of music

Kat Arney

Episodes, Health

We’re getting in harmony with the science of music. Is there a music gene? Does musical talent really run in families? And how does the inability to perceive music impact on daily life?

Oct 21

Oct 21 S4.21 Rarities and Oddities: the strangest genetics stories of 2021

Kat Arney

Episodes, Microbes, Genetic engineering, Animals, Evolution

We’re squelching through Californian mud, swimming with platypuses, bearing witness to daylight robbery and even finding time to catch an episode of Star Trek as we look back on the strangest genetics stories of 2021.