Genetics

A Family of Strangers. Audio, 37 minutes
How a simple DNA test turned worlds upside down, leading to profound questions of identity
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BBC Radio 4
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British or Irish reached remote islands before Vikings
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Science & Environment
Posted
16 December 2021
Discovery. Genetic Dreams, Genetic Nightmares. Audio, 28 minutes
Gene edited babies and gene drives to eradicate pests
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Put gene-edited animals' welfare first - review
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Science & Environment
Posted
1 December 2021
Discovery. Genetic dreams, genetic nightmares. Audio, 27 minutes
How genetic engineering became big business
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Teach Me A Lesson with Greg James and Bella Mackie. Could A Human Actually Get Super Powers? Audio, 44 minutes
Greg James and Bella Mackie take a lesson in genetics from Biology teacher Ms Marwick.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
High-risk Covid gene more common in South Asians
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Health
Posted
4 November 2021
Brain sensor determines why humans get taller
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Health
Posted
3 November 2021
Why Africa urgently needs its own genetic library
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Business
Posted
2 November 2021
The Life Scientific. Sharon Peacock on hunting pandemic variants of concern. Audio, 29 minutes
Leading the UK's hunt for new and dangerous Covid-19 variants.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
DNA: How genes could affect our mind and body. Video, 00:04:07
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Technology
Posted
20 October 2021
The Life Scientific. Tim Spector and personalised diets for long term health. Audio, 33 minutes
Professor Tim Spector on fuelling gut microbes for long term health.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Mapping the Arab genome. Newsday. Audio, 00:03:33
A ground-breaking genetic project has charted the migration out of Africa through Arabia
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BBC World Service
Posted
14 October 2021
Should our DNA dictate what we eat? Video, 00:04:07
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Technology
Posted
13 October 2021
Brexit paves the way for gene-edited crops
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Science & Environment
Posted
29 September 2021
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Footprints are oldest trace of humans in Americas
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Science & Environment
Posted
23 September 2021
Gene tests mean cancer patients could avoid chemo
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Wales
Posted
23 September 2021
DNA Family Secrets
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BBC Two
BBC Inside Science. Covid 19 – reaching the unvaccinated. Audio, 30 minutes
How to balance individual rights with the collective action needed to end the pandemic.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Cold case cracked with smallest ever amount of DNA
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US & Canada
Posted
23 July 2021
Finding 'Grace': Murder, DNA and ancestry
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Technology
Posted
16 July 2021
BBC Inside Science. Covid and our ancient ancestors. Audio, 28 minutes
The role our genetic inheritance plays in determining how the virus affects us.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year