Genetics Unzipped

Genetics Unzipped is the podcast from the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies dedicated to promoting research, training, teaching and public engagement in all areas of genetics. Find out more and apply to join at genetics.org.uk

All tagged sex determination

S6.06: Bye-bye boys: The genetics behind the extinction of males

Mar 23

Mar 23 S6.06: Bye-bye boys: The genetics behind the extinction of males

Animals, Developmental genetics, Episodes, Evolution

We’re saying bye-bye to the boys, and exploring whether new gene technologies and climate change will make males extinct.

S4.26 *Repost* Sex and death

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