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From Mendel's peas to personal genome sequencing, Genetics Unzipped brings you stories from the world of genes, genomes and DNA. In association with The Genetics Society.

Genetics Unzipped The Genetics Society

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    • 4.9 • 106 Ratings

From Mendel's peas to personal genome sequencing, Genetics Unzipped brings you stories from the world of genes, genomes and DNA. In association with The Genetics Society.

    Next Generation Sequence

    Next Generation Sequence

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    This episode is all about the next generation, as we meet three up-and-coming scientists who have been supported by the Genetics Society, and learn all about Bermuda skinks, the Black Death and life after a genetics PhD.

    • 37 min
    The battle for biology

    The battle for biology

    We explore the impact that Gregor Mendel and his populariser William Bateson have had on the past century of genetics, and ask whether there could have been a more Weldonian view of the world.

    • 42 min
    2023 Unzipped

    2023 Unzipped

    As 2023 draws to a close, we’re bringing you a smorgasbord of previously unaired clips from some of our favourite interviews this year.

    • 35 min
    Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’

    Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’

    We discover how 500,000 whole genomes will help medical research, plumb the depths of the ‘dark genome’, and ponder how much of our DNA is just junk.

    • 37 min
    40 years of HIV

    40 years of HIV

    With 2023 marking 40 years since the discovery of HIV, we're looking back over four decades of AIDS, from the earliest whispers of a mysterious new disease to fighting back against this deadly virus

    • 35 min
    Dumb luck

    Dumb luck

    Author and science journalist Rebecca Coffey chats with us about some amazing adaptations and Darwinian delights from her book, Beyond Primates. She tells us about wasp facial recognition genes, how yeast epigenetics explain the Dutch Hunger Winter and a dinner party tale of spider cannibalism

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
106 Ratings

106 Ratings

whirlaway25 ,

One of my favorites!

Amazing background about history of genetics. Great interviews. Fascinating scientific insights.

Straycurrent ,

Engaging, informative, and entertaining

Genetics Unzipped is accessible both for those with only a basic understanding of genetics and for those desiring more advanced concepts and curiosities. With its entertaining format, it's a pleasant way to broaden one's knowledge of genetics and learn of current developments.

brainzmatter ,

Highest Quality

Writing, content, presentation—all top notch. Kat Arney is not only brilliant but a wonderful presenter. The content is always great and often fascinating whatever your level of prior knowledge. Kat is a gifted scientist and an eloquent speaker as well—a huge relief from a number of women I’ve heard recently on various science podcasts whose speaking style is very hard on the ears—to put it as kindly as possible. She even has a sense of humor that is just right. To top it off, no annoying ad interruptions or promotions. Just a beautifully produced and informative program.

Update one year on
Lately I have a couple of nits to pick. Dr Arney has recently made a number of pejorative remarks regarding women’s roles as mothers. These are mild and along the lines of , “oh, how icky”, but it is becoming a bit annoying. Some of us chose domestic careers over one related to our education in order to bring up the next generation—who also will hopefully be able to choose their own best path. I don’t give a rat’s posterior if Dr Arney finds children, and childbearing disgusting, but kindly leave it out of the program.

I was also a bit surprised by the most recent episode which was a rather blatant promotion for a commercial enterprise that is producing exosomes. Dr Arney limited her input, but I can’t say I’m comfortable with this type of programming and hope it will not be a trend. In the end it all seemed a bit premature as most of it is still on development, but even so, this just seemed crassly commercial. Id rather see a subscription model than this kind of thing.

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