Genetics Unzipped
Latest Episodes
S5.03 On Growth and Form: The extraordinary life and work of D'Arcy Thompson
The extraordinary life and work of D'Arcy Thompson
S5.02 Breeding better humans: Exposing the dark legacy and troubling present of eugenics
Exposing the dark legacy and troubling present of eugenics
S5.01 How the zebra got its stripes: When maths and molecules collide
When maths and molecules collide
S4.26 *Repost* Sex and death
In this episode from our very first series, published in August 2019, we’re telling tales of the genetics of sex and death, from the evolutionary origins of sex to Francis Galton's dark eugenic fantasies.
S4.24 The Natural Lottery: How our genes shape our lives
How our genes shape our lives
S4.23 A menagerie of malignancy: Cancer across the animal kingdom
Cancer across the animal kingdom
Bonus: Hormones: The Inside Story - Will taking hormones make me taller?
Will taking hormones make me taller?
S4.21 Rarities and Oddities: the strangest genetics stories of 2021
The strangest genetics stories of 2021