In this episode of Genetics Unzipped, Dr Kat Arney is looking at the monkey in the mirror, investigating how flipped genetic switches and long-dead viruses make all the difference between our human faces and those of our closest primate relatives.
S5.06 Introducing exosomes: exciting ideas for biological mailbags
We’re unpacking the science behind exosomes: one of the hottest new areas of research for both diagnosing and treating diseases.
S5.05 Sex and the Single Cell
We’re exploring groundbreaking discoveries about the secret sex lives of cancer cells, and what it means for our understanding of tumour growth, evolution and treatment.
S5.04 Genetics of the Americas: from migration to the modern day
We’re looking at a genetic history of the Americas; the controversies surrounding how humans first migrated to the continent, plus some of the modern day issues about how Native American genomes are used in genetic research.
S5.03 On Growth and Form: The extraordinary life and work of D'Arcy Thompson
We’re exploring the life and work of D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson - one of the first scientists to bring together the worlds of mathematics and biology in the quest to understand how living things are built.
S5.02 Breeding better humans: Exposing the dark legacy and troubling present of eugenics
We sit down with geneticist and author Adam Rutherford for a chat about his new book, Control, which explores the horrific legacy of eugenics and its present-day manifestations.
S5.01 How the zebra got its stripes: When maths and molecules collide
We find out how one of the world’s greatest minds revealed the maths behind the stripes on a zebra to the spots on a leopard, and even the pattern of bones in your own body.
S4.26 *Repost* Sex and death
We’re telling tales of genetic sex and death, from the evolutionary origins of sex to Francis Galton’s dark eugenic fantasies
S4.25 Best of 2021
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!