CRISPR: the cutting edge of gene editing
In this edition of Naked Genetics, we take a closer look at CRISPR gene editing. What is it? And what are the ethics involved in rewriting t...
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Naked Genetics - Taking a look inside your genes
From plants to pathogens, fruit flies to fungi and hamsters to humans, Naked Genetics takes a look at the science of genes. With in-depth interviews, the latest news from the world of geneti...
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Debunking 'junk' DNA
In this episode of Naked Genetics: What new DNA techniques are revealing about human sacrifices in Mayan culture; we debunk the 'junk', in j...
Will It Sequence? Synthetic DNA
In this episode of Naked Genetics: How much of your personality is down to your DNA; we also look at synthetic DNA, and why we'd want to mak...
Will It Sequence? 700-year-old DNA
In this episode of Naked Genetics: A mammoth discovery in ancient DNA structure; on the subject of ancient DNA, what can we sequence for a c...
Will It Sequence: How effective is handwashing?
In this episode of Naked Genetics: The risk factors between schizophrenia and substance use disorder have had a fresh genetic examination; I...
Will It Sequence? What grows on your food?
In this episode of Naked Genetics: What the latest genetics research has to say about restless leg syndrome; I put Illumina to the test and...
Will It Sequence? Hunting drug resistant bugs
In this month's edition of Naked Genetics: Why a genetic bottleneck created decades ago means some whales are in deep water; how wastewater...
ADHD advantages, and mining microbiomes
This episode of Naked Genetics: has the evolutionary advantage to ADHD been uncovered? Also, We look at the microbiome of mining. And, the o...
The roamin' Roman Empire, and Charles Darwin's love life
In this edition of Naked Genetics: The surprising findings of a roman empire diversity study; Are hybrid animals the way out of the biodiver...
The origin of Europe's MS disease, and South Pole sequencing
This episode of Naked Genetics, the origins of multiple sclerosis markers in northern Europe is revealed, and why it might have helped more...
Testing for genetic diseases, and bats with big penises
This episode of Naked Genetics, we catch up with our genetics experts and look into the hot button genetics news; we look at how genetics af...
Is vegetarianism genetic, and the penis-eating spider
This episode, we catch up with some of the more curious genetics news from the past month including how much Neanderthal is in you and how t...
COVID In Your Genes: The Risk Factors
Do our genes control how we respond to COVID? The question has been nagging at the world since the pandemic began. Now we have the answer -...
The Genes Who Came in for the Cold
How do we cope at the extremes of low temperature? Across the world, groups of people have historically made their home in icy and inhospita...
How To Tell Coronavirus Variants Apart
We're looking at the most critical variants of the coronavirus, and finding out how to tell whether they're flummoxing COVID vaccines. Plus:...
Identical Twins: Not Identical?
Meet the small DNA differences that make their mark by existing in the magical period of early development. We'll hear how mutations in the...
RNA vaccines, privacy, and penguins
The first group of people in the world have received a 'genetic' vaccine against the coronavirus. What is it, and how does it work? Naked Sc...
Mink, Ivory, & a Disease Discovered Backwards
It's a regular Noah's Ark: from the coronavirus strains that have been spreading through minks, to a new DNA test that can track poached ele...
Slave Trade, Neanderthals, & COVID
This week: a risk factor for severe COVID that comes from Neanderthals; using genes to track the millions transported as slaves across the A...
How To Survive Poison
This week, a message from Naked Scientists listener Loretta. "I'm curious if your show might cover some of the most interesting case studies...