Spit Happens! The History of 23andMe
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From healthcare and biotechnology to forests and fisheries, the evolving study of genomics is leading to some of the most exciting and world-changing discoveries in science and medicine. Lik...
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Genomic Repeat: Slipping Through the Spectrum - Rethinking the Divide in Autism Diagnoses
This episode was originally released on November 5, 2024 Dr. Hannah Belcher was already studying autism she found out she herself was Autist...
The 200-Year Old Whale
Bowhead whales can live for nearly 2 centuries, weigh as much as 22 elephants, and– surprisingly– rarely get cancer. So what’s their sea -cr...
Genomic Repeat: Germ Spotting - Tracking diseases using genomics
This episode was originally released on December 13, 2022 Stop the presses! New research shows that viruses locked in the Arctic permafrost...
The Music That Moves Us
Listening to and creating music is one of the most universal human experiences. It gets stuck in our heads, makes us cry in the car, and has...
TB Trails and Tails
Why Tuberculosis is still the most deadly infectious disease. Attention, DNA detectives! We’ve got a rat on the loose – but don’t worry, not...
Leave Us a Review
Got a sec? Kaylee’s popping into your feed with a teensy, weensy favour to ask: if you’re a fan of the podcast, would you do us the honour o...
Menopause Mysteries
Turning up the heat on a life stage science is still catching up to. Ok, most of us may have gotten “the period talk.” But the “menopause ta...
Gut Check
What genomics can tell us about food safety, the microbiome, and the mind. You’ve heard the saying, “you are what you eat”... Well, our gut...
Bite Club
How vector-borne diseases spread– and the critters that carry them Malaria, Lyme disease, dengue, Zika… what do they all have in common? The...
Why Athletes Collapse
The genetic clues behind sudden cardiac arrest in young individuals Every so often, we see headlines about an elite athlete collapsing mid-g...
Genetics and the Silver Screen
How medical dramas shape the way we think about genomics Medical dramas have been a staple of television for decades, from iconic primetime...
Babies and Breakthroughs
How new genomic approaches are helping diagnose and treat our tiniest patients Welcoming a new baby brings boundless love, joy, and the usua...
Poo Dunnit
How wastewater surveillance is tracking diseases outbreaks When you flush your toilet, where does the waste go? Down the pipes, through the...
Welcome to ‘Nice Genes!’ Season 5
Every mystery leaves a trail of clues. Fingerprints, call logs, maybe some tire tracks… or, of course, DNA. And when it comes to mysteries a...
Spaced Out!
Houston, we have… a microbe? A mysterious bacterial species has shown up aboard China’s Tiangong Space Station, and Dr. Kaylee Byers and Sar...
Roach Encroach: How we made cockroaches the ultimate pest
German cockroaches are notorious for making themselves at home in our kitchens and bathrooms, but how did they become such persistent pests?...
Genomic Repeat: The Devil’s In the Details - The Importance of Biodiversity
The Importance of Biodiversity Description: This episode was originally released on October 31, 2022 Conservation is often about protecting...
Mutton, the Woolly Dog: How one dog's DNA is stitching together history
Mutton was one of the last of the Salish Woolly Dogs– a breed raised by Indigenous Coast Salish communities before colonization led to its d...
Genomic Repeat: Bananageddon - Challenging assumptions around food security
This episode was originally released on September 19, 2023 Is the world running out of bananas? Well, no. Not…yet — but nature is flashing a...
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