027 - Uprooting the tree of life: Darwin, DNA and de-extinction
Kat: Hello, and welcome to Genetics Unzipped - the Genetics Society podcast, with me, Dr Kat Arney. In this episode from our centenary series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re uprooting the tree of life - asking whether we should believe our eyes or our sequencing machines when it comes to deciding what makes a species.
Plus, the greatest comebacks of all time - we look at the science of de-extinction and find out whether Jurassic Park could ever become a reality.
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From Darwin to DNA - redrawing the tree of life
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Making a Comeback
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That’s all for now. Next time we’re reporting back from The Genetics Society’s final event of its centenary year - a celebratory scientific meeting in Edinburgh featuring prominent scientists with a connection to the city, held together with the Roslin Institute and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, which are also celebrating centenary milestones. And, whisky permitting, there may even be a sneak peek from a special genetics-themed ceilidh...
You can find us on Twitter @geneticsunzip and please do take a moment to rate and review us on Apple podcasts - it really makes a difference and helps more people discover the show.
Genetics Unzipped is written presented by me, Kat Arney, with additional research by Emily Nordvang, and produced by First Create the Media for The Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics.
You can find out more and apply to join at genetics.org.uk Our theme music was composed by Dan Pollard, and the logo was designed by James Mayall, and production was by Hannah Varrall. Thanks for listening, and until next time, goodbye.
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