S6.24: Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’
S6.24: Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’
We discover how 500,000 whole genome from UK Biobank will help medical research, plumb the depths of the ‘dark genome’ w... Read more
14 Dec 2023
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37mins
S6.23: 40 years of HIV: the disease that broke the rules
S6.23: 40 years of HIV: the disease that broke the rules
With 2023 marking 40 years since the discovery of HIV, we're looking back over four decades of AIDS, from the earliest w... Read more
30 Nov 2023
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35mins
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S6.22: Dumb luck: Amazing adaptations from happy little accidents
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S6.21: Time of your life: how circadian rhythms shape the world
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We explore the weird and wonderful world of extrachromosomal DNA - what it is, what it does, and why it breaks the norma... Read more
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S6.19: Food for the future: Helping plants adapt to a changing world
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BONUS Hormones: The Inside Story - Is my diabetes my fault?
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S6.18: An Evolutionary Revolutionary: Alfred Russel Wallace and the discovery of natural selection
S6.18: An Evolutionary Revolutionary: Alfred Russel Wallace and the discovery of natural selection
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S6.17: Vax to the future: The science of DNA and RNA vaccines
S6.17: Vax to the future: The science of DNA and RNA vaccines
We look at the science behind DNA and RNA vaccines - How do they work? What can they do? And how can they be made at sca... Read more
24 Aug 2023
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S6.16 Double helix double crossing? What really happened between Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick?
S6.16 Double helix double crossing? What really happened between Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick?
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