Genetics Unzipped

Genetics Unzipped


Latest Episodes

S5.03 On Growth and Form: The extraordinary life and work of D'Arcy Thompson
February 10, 2022

The extraordinary life and work of D'Arcy Thompson

S5.02 Breeding better humans: Exposing the dark legacy and troubling present of eugenics
January 27, 2022

Exposing the dark legacy and troubling present of eugenics

S5.01 How the zebra got its stripes: When maths and molecules collide
January 13, 2022

When maths and molecules collide

S4.26 *Repost* Sex and death
January 06, 2022

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.

S4.25 Best of 2021
December 16, 2021

Our favourite clips of the year

S4.24 The Natural Lottery: How our genes shape our lives
December 02, 2021

How our genes shape our lives

S4.23 A menagerie of malignancy: Cancer across the animal kingdom
November 18, 2021

Cancer across the animal kingdom

Bonus: Hormones: The Inside Story - Will taking hormones make me taller?
November 11, 2021

Will taking hormones make me taller?

S4.22 Wired for sound: The genetics of music
November 04, 2021

The genetics of music

S4.21 Rarities and Oddities: the strangest genetics stories of 2021
October 21, 2021

The strangest genetics stories of 2021