Naked Genetics, from the Naked Scientists

Will Tingle
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Naked Genetics, from the Naked Scientists

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 and the latest discoveries from the world of genetics, tune in for a look inside your genes...

  1. CRISPR: the cutting edge of gene editing

    MAR 12

    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 the human genome? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    30 min
  2. Debunking 'junk' DNA

    12/09/2024

    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 junk DNA; and, the upside down sea snail that makes rafts of its own snot... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    33 min
  3. Will It Sequence? Synthetic DNA

    10/09/2024

    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 make it; plus, the spiders that turn one species of insect against its own kind... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    25 min
  4. Will It Sequence? 700-year-old DNA

    08/23/2024

    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 centuries old body? And, in quirks of evolution, the animal that drinks its own offspring's blood... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    21 min
  5. Will It Sequence: How effective is handwashing?

    07/16/2024

    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 put Illumina to the test and ask, 'what difference does washing our hands really make?' And, the the extraordinary way in which dung beetles use the night sky to orientate themselves... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    19 min
  6. Will It Sequence? What grows on your food?

    06/07/2024

    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 ask, 'what really grows on our food?'; And, what makes a tardigrade so tough? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    25 min
  7. Will It Sequence? Hunting drug resistant bugs

    05/03/2024

    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 is helping genetic sequencer track down deadly diseases; And, surf's up! how one beach dwelling creature is shredding the gnar in order to find food... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    23 min
  8. ADHD advantages, and mining microbiomes

    04/05/2024

    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 only vertebrate in the world that would thank you for saying that it looked like crap... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    23 min
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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 and the latest discoveries from the world of genetics, tune in for a look inside your genes...

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