SciFri Radio: Genetics

SciFri Radio: Genetic Testing
Genetic tests pointing the way to personalized medical care are one of the most prominent results of genetic sequencing research. But what...

SciFri Radio: Genetic Marker for Breast Cancer
Researchers have discovered a genetic marker that, if present, indicates a significantly increased risk of developing breast cancer. We'll talk...

SciFri Radio: Arctic 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens
A frozen vault containing samples of seeds from around the world has begun accepting seeds for storage. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault aims to...

SciFri Radio: Anticipating Synthetic Biology
As researchers draw nearer to the ability to design and grow new organisms from scratch, what planning and protections need to be in place to cope...

SciFri Radio: Mapping Human Genetic Diversity
We'll talk about a new study that looks at genetic variation across different populations and uses that information to trace the migration of the...

SciFri Radio: Synthetic Genome
Researchers have built an artificial copy of a bacterium's genome from scratch in the lab.

SciFri Radio: Cancer Update with Robert Weinberg
Ira talks with cancer researcher Robert Weinberg about the frontiers of cancer research.

SciFri Radio: Hunting Mammoth DNA
A research team has managed to extract DNA from a strand of mammoth hair.

SciFri Radio: Scientists Scour Genome For Clues About Disease
New technology in genetics has allowed researchers to sift through the human genome looking for possible genetic connections to all types of diseases.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Genetics

Newsbrief: Killing Disease with Bugs
One proposed method to fight malaria is to modify the genes of the mosquitoes that carry the disease.

Newsbrief: Leech On Me
A 200-year-old controversy is put to rest: Genetic tests show that FDA-approved leech is not one species, but three.

Newsbrief: SciFri File: Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
A company is mass-marketing a genetic test for breast and ovarian cancer. Would you get tested?

Newsbrief: Genome of dandruff-inducing fungus sequenced
Unwanted flakes? Scientists inspect the genes of the fungus responsible for dandruff.

Newsbrief: Fountain of Youth for Yeast
Diet and gene modification make baker's yeast live ten times longer than its life expectancy.

Newsbrief: A Window into the Heart ... and Everything Else
A transparent fish reveals the inner-workings of the body.

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SciFri Videos: Genetics

Video: Ask Ira: Coral Spawn by Moonlight
One night in November each year, hundreds of species of coral spawn. Scientists have puzzled over how coral living over a thousand miles apart on...