Genetics Unzipped

It’s become cheaper and easier than ever to access genetic testing, and more and more people are having their genomes ‘done’ for reasons of personal interest, health or ancestry. But what happens when an innocent genetic investigation reveals dark family secrets? And how do we properly engage and inform people about genetic testing and research, so that they really know what they’re getting into? Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipGenetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney, and produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Production by Hannah Varrall.

In this episode from our centenary series exploring 100 ideas in genetics, we’re exploring a couple of iconic images in evolution - the much-parodied March of Progress, portraying the inexorable journey from monkey to man, and the famous finches of the Galapagos islands, which are supposedly the inspiration for Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Where did these infamous images come from, and do they really show what everyone seems to think they do?Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipGenetics Unzipped is presented by Kat Arney, with scripting and research by Emily Nordvang, and is produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Audio production by Hannah Varrall.

Professor Turi King from the University of Leicester reveals the secrets of the Y chromosome and how the remains of Richard III were identified. Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.More info at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipVisit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

The Celts are one of the most famous - and misunderstood - people who lived in ancient Britain. Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe CBE, FBA from the University of Oxford explores the myths and the reality. Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.More info at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipVisit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

Dr Lara Cassidy from Trinity College Dublin talks about her work exploring the genomic history of Ireland. Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.More info at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipVisit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

Professor Sir Walter Bodmer FRS from the Weatherall Institute, Oxford, explains what we know so far about genetic structure and origins of populations of the British Isles. Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.More info at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipVisit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

Dr Silvia Bello from the Natural History Museum in London is investigating how patterns of human behaviour have changed over the last million years.Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.More info at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipVisit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

Professor Ian Barnes and Dr Selina Brace, ancient DNA researchers at the Natural History Museum in Lopndon, discuss how their work on ancient DNA is shedding light on the British population from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age.Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons.Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.More info at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipVisit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work. and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

Professor Nick Ashton, an archaeologist at the British Museum, is studying the earliest humans in Europe.Part of our special series from the 2019 Galton Institute Symposium - New Light on Old Britons. Presented and produced by Georgia Mills for First Create The Media.More info at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipVisit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society and its work. and follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute

In this episode we’re bringing you highlights from the Society’s Centenary Conference, held up in Edinburgh last month. We’ve got stories of sneaky sheep, substandard racing stallions, the Vikings of the Scottish Isles and a ceilidh with a scientific spin. Plus, news from the front lines of the sperm wars.Full transcript online at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip Genetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney, and produced by First Create the Media for The Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics. Production by Hannah Varrall.