BONUS EPISODE: No one should be told that they have the gene for a life threatening illness through the post, but that is what is happening with at-home genetic testing kits. Dr Emma Yhnell explains how breaking the news about genetic disease shouldn’t be done via a letter and what consequences through-the-mail genetic tests are …
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Your ancestry through the post | Michael Rivera
BONUS EPISODE: Unraveling your genetic code may help you map your family tree. But genetic ancestry testing through the post could have serious, real world implications – from a lack of diversity in datasets to reinforcing racial stereotypes. Dr Michael Rivera takes us on a tour of how anthropology and genetic testing overlaps and how …
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Cracking the code to life | Pablo Orozco-terWengel
BONUS EPISODE: Dr Pablo Orozco-terWengel uncovers the mechanisms used in through-the-mail genetic ancestry testing. In this podcast, he explores how the applications of the same process are being used in the conservation of endangered animals.
You’ve Got Mail | Genetic Ancestry Testing
Spit in a tube and in a few weeks you could be cracking the code to life. You can now get an in-depth look at your genetics through the mail, dissecting your family tree and the future of your health. Genetic testing through the post has become a revolution, but their ethics and accuracy have …
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Keep On Keeping Bees | Helen Obee Reardon
Bonus Episode: Helen Obee Reardon lifts the lid of a beehive to tell us what it’s like to be a bee keeper. She also explains some of the negative sides of beekeeping, and how it would be more of a benefit if more people became ‘beegrowers’.
The Birds and the Bees | Dan Rouse
BONUS EPISODE: Dan Rouse, presenter and ornithologist, tells us about the impact of bee loss for the planet. She explores how our world would look without our fuzzy friends and warns us of the knock-on effect of insect loss on other animals – like birds.
THE CRISPR ARMS RACE | Dr Maryam Khosravi
BONUS EPISODE: Dr Maryam Khosravi tells us about the urgent need for legislation to inform scientific use of CRISPR, especially in light of the CRISPR babies born with and edited genome. Are scientists, enthusiastic to make scientific discovery, going to make immoral decisions with CRISPR technology?
CRISPR under the Microscope | Priscila Rodriguez Garcia
BONUS EPISODE: Priscila Rodriguez Garcia tells us about the how CRISPR is revolutionising gene editing in the lab and in medical genetics. But what implications could this have on human health? And what if this technology gets into the wrong hands?
Augmented Humans | The CRISPR Revolution
Alice, Tay and Vicki are back for Series 2.0 of Inside the Petri Dish, putting science under the microscope with fascinating interviews with guest experts. To kick off the new season, Priscila Rodriguez Garcia and Dr Maryam Khosravi joined them to delve into the genome and tell us about how we are now starting to …
A Plan to Save the World | Live Episode
Vicki, Tay and Alice kick off series two of Inside the Petri Dish with a big task – putting together a plan to save the world. As part of Cardiff Science Festival, they went down into the old bank vault under Little Man Coffee with a group of experts, to assemble a strategy to avoid …