Robin Ince chats with geneticist Emma Hodcroft, medical doctor Kevin Fong and immunology expert Dan Davis about what we’ve learned over the past year about COVID-19, vaccines and the way ahead.
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Genetics Shambles 11: In conversation with Prof Steve Jones
Robin Ince chats with Steve Jones, Emeritus Professor of Human Genetics at UCL, a popular science writer on the subject of evolution and genetics and one of the world’s leading experts on snails.
Genetics Shambles 10: In conversation with Prof Aoife McLysaght
Robin Ince chats with Professor Aoife McLysaght, who leads the Molecular Evolution Laboratory of the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, University of Dublin, Trinity College, and one of the 2018 Royal Institution Christmas Lecturers, supported by The Genetics Society.
Genetics Shambles 9: The ethics of genetics
Whenever the topic of genetics is mentioned this is always a question of ethics not far behind, whether that is in stem cell research, genetic modification or even basic healthcare.
Genetics Shambles 8: New genetic technologies
As Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry for their work with CRISPR and the technology of genome editing, Robin Ince, Alison Bentley and Tony Nolan discuss novel genetic technologies.
Genetics Shambles 7: COVID expert panel 3
Robin Ince and a panel of expert scientists discuss our current understanding of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and bust some myths about COVID-19.
Genetics Shambles 6: Dealing with pathogens
How do pathogens evolve and how are we learning to cope with them? And are we in danger of a new age of antibiotic resistance?
Genetics Shambles 5: The evolution of cancer
What exactly is cancer? How long has it been around? How does it spread? What is our current understanding of its evolution and genetics? And where are we with our fight against it?
Genetics Shambles 4: The sequence of everything
What is DNA sequencing, how do we do it, why do we do it and how can we get better at as technology improves?