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Genetics in Your World

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings

Highlighting recent scientific articles published in GSA journals and share the story behind the work to make genetics studies more accessible to an interdisciplinary community of scientists.

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Ep. 8. Unexpected Discoveries in Drosophila – A Conversation with Dr. Hunter Hill

February 16, 2024 13:30 - 25 minutes - 17.1 MB

In this installment of Genetics in Your World, we talk to Dr. Hunter Hill of the University of Montana. He discusses unexpected recent discoveries made while completing his PhD with Dr. Kent Golic at the University of Utah, surrounding new and exciting data about the breakage pattern of chromosomes in Drosophila. He provides advice for others when encountering obstacles during their graduate studies. Check out the paper, "Dicentric chromosome breakage in Drosophila melanogaster is influenced ...

Ep. 7. HIMs and ZIMs in C. elegans meiosis – A Conversation with Ting Gong

January 04, 2024 13:00 - 18 minutes - 20.8 MB

In this installment of Genetics in Your World, we talk to Ting Gong of UC Davis. She discusses the surprising results she found when disrupting meiotic chromosome segregation in C. elegans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 6. "Science is like a detective story!" – A Conversation with Dr. Francis Collins

December 14, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 30.7 MB

Join us for a special episode of Genetics in Your World where we interview previous National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Dr. Francis Collins. In this episode, Francis discusses his pathway into science, how he deals with failures in research, and his advice for future scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 5 Happy accidents in the lab - a discussion with Dr. Thomas Merritt

September 29, 2023 12:02 - 38 minutes - 283 MB

“What do penicillin, saccharine, post-it notes, and x-ray machines have in common? They were all the outcome of happy accidents in the laboratory. Listen to Genetics in Your World: Episode 5 to find out how a bad day in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Merritt turned treasure gold.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 5. Happy accidents in the lab – A Discussion with Dr. Thomas Merritt

September 29, 2023 12:02 - 38 minutes - 283 MB

“What do penicillin, saccharine, post-it notes, and x-ray machines have in common? They were all the outcome of happy accidents in the laboratory. Listen to Genetics in Your World: Episode 5 to find out how a bad day in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Merritt turned treasure gold.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep.4 A new wormy role model for genetics - a discussion with Dr. Mengyi Cao

December 19, 2022 21:29 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MB

A new role model for genetics? Tune into this latest episode of Genetics in Your World podcast where Dr. Cao from Caltech shares her team’s development of a new genetically tractable model system in the #nematode Steinernema hermaphroditum! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep.4. A new wormy role model for genetics – A Discussion with Dr. Mengyi Cao

December 19, 2022 21:29 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MB

A new role model for genetics? Tune into this latest episode of Genetics in Your World podcast where Dr. Cao from Caltech shares her team’s development of a new genetically tractable model system in the #nematode Steinernema hermaphroditum! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep.3. Building a MAP for growth - a Discussion with Dr. Rose King

September 19, 2022 11:49 - 26 minutes - 25 MB

A MAP for growth?🙂 Listen to the latest Genetics in your world podcast episode where Dr. King tells us how she developed novel tools to better understand the unreported roles of MT-associated proteins within the nucleus of budding yeast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep.3. Building a MAP for growth – A Discussion with Dr. Rose King

September 19, 2022 11:49 - 26 minutes - 25 MB

A MAP for growth?🙂 Listen to the latest Genetics in your world podcast episode where Dr. King tells us how she developed novel tools to better understand the unreported roles of MT-associated proteins within the nucleus of budding yeast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep.2. CRISPRi in the fission yeast – A Discussion with Dr. Ken Ishikawa

April 28, 2022 23:47 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB

Gene repression with the efficiency and specificity of CRISPR in yeast is no longer a dream! In this episode of Genetics in your world, Dr. Ishikawa tells us about how he and colleagues adapted CRISPR interference for fission yeast, allowing controllable reversible and efficient transcriptional repression. Check out the paper,— “Implementation of dCas9-mediated CRISPRi in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe,”—that was published in the February 2021 issue of G3. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Ep.2. CRISPRi in the fission yeast - a discussion with Dr. Ken Ishikawa

April 28, 2022 23:47 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB

Gene repression with the efficiency and specificity of CRISPR in yeast is no longer a dream! In this episode of Genetics in your world, Dr. Ishikawa tells us about how he and colleagues adapted CRISPR interference for fission yeast, allowing controllable reversible and efficient transcriptional repression. Check out the paper,— “Implementation of dCas9-mediated CRISPRi in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe,”—that was published in the February 2021 issue of G3. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Ep.1. Resistance is Futile: A Discussion with Dr. Richard Gomulkiewicz

January 26, 2022 22:20 - 29 minutes - 41.5 MB

In this episode of Genetics in your world, we speak with Dr. Richard Gomulkiewicz about the evolution of gene drive resistance. With the discovery of CRISPR-Cas systems, scientists realized that they could engineer gene drives for a number of different applications. Using alleles with an “unfair” transmission advantage, we can design gene drives to help eradicate malaria vectors, agricultural pests, or even invasive species. Check out the paper, “Evading resistance to gene drives,”which was ...

Ep.1. Resistance is Futile – A Discussion with Dr. Richard Gomulkiewicz

January 26, 2022 22:20 - 29 minutes - 41.5 MB

In this episode of Genetics in your world, we speak with Dr. Richard Gomulkiewicz about the evolution of gene drive resistance. With the discovery of CRISPR-Cas systems, scientists realized that they could engineer gene drives for a number of different applications. Using alleles with an “unfair” transmission advantage, we can design gene drives to help eradicate malaria vectors, agricultural pests, or even invasive species. Check out the paper, “Evading resistance to gene drives,”which was ...

Ep.0. A Discussion with Dr. Katherine Maniates

September 17, 2021 05:49 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Make sure to check out this paper—Sperm fate is promoted by the mir-44 microRNA family in the Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite germline—that was published in Genetics in Jan 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.