Genetics
Frontiers. 05/12/2012. Audio, 28 minutes
Adam Rutherford reports on the recent discovery that much of our DNA is not useless junk.
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Frontiers. Why do women live longer than men? Audio, 28 minutes
Dr Yan Wong explores new theories on gender and ageing.
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The Reunion. Dolly the Sheep. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor reunites the creators of Dolly the cloned sheep.
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Frontiers. 20/06/2012. Audio, 28 minutes
Geoff Watts explores new techniques in gene therapy for cystic fibrosis.
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The Life Scientific. Lord Robert Winston. Audio, 30 minutes
Lord Robert Winston on IVF, the House of Lords and scientists' ethical responsibilty.
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The Life Scientific. John Sulston. Audio, 30 minutes
Jim al-Khalili talks to biologist John Sulston.
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Frontiers. 23/11/2011. Audio, 30 minutes
Antivirals. Kevin Fong looks at new techniques to cure all viral infections.
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The Life Scientific. Molly Stevens. Audio, 30 minutes
Jim al-Khalili talks to a scientist who grows human bones in a test tube, Molly Stevens.
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The Life Scientific. Paul Nurse. Audio, 30 minutes
Jim meets Paul Nurse, Nobel prize-winning geneticist and President of the Royal Society.
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Four Thought. Series 2, Steve Jones: The Legacy of Eugenics. Audio, 15 minutes
Biologist Steve Jones reflects on the legacy of the father of eugenics, Francis Galton.
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In Our Time. The Origins of Infectious Disease. Audio, 42 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of infectious disease.
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Frontiers. 08/06/2011. Audio, 30 minutes
Sue Broom meets the scientists using GM technology to control animal disease.
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The Jukes - Bad Blood or Bad Science. Audio, 30 minutes
Steve Jones asks if people can be 'born bad"'- as was said of the infamous Jukes family.
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Frontiers. Epigenetics. Audio, 30 minutes
Do our children inherit the impact of our life experiences as well as our genes?
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Frontiers. GM Crops. Audio, 30 minutes
Is now the time right for Europe to allow widespread cultivation of GM crops?
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The Naming of Genes. Audio, 30 minutes
Sue Broom cracks the code of the cryptic names that are given to genes by scientists.
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Desert Island Discs. Professor Dame Kay Davies. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is geneticist Professor Dame Kay Davies.
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Analysis. My DNA. Audio, 28 minutes
Ben Hammersley investigates the predictive genetics industry.
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In Our Time. Lysenkoism. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg examines the destructive career of the Soviet geneticist Trofim Lysenko.
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Desert Island Discs. Alec Jeffreys. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young's castaway is geneticist Alec Jeffreys.
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In Our Time. Genetic Mutation. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg discusses mutation in genetics and evolution.
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Frontiers. Neanderthal DNA. Audio, 30 minutes
Andrew Luck-Baker describes scientists' efforts to sequence Neanderthal DNA.
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Ethnic Drugs: The Magic Bullet? Audio, 30 minutes
Connie St Louis investigates ethnic marketing in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Frontiers. Artificial Life. Audio, 30 minutes
Peter Evans investigates a new, yet controversial field of synthetic biology.
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