S5.13 Genetics at your fingertips: stories from the science of identity

Genetics Unzipped

English - June 30, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 106 ratings
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We’re looking at the stories at your fingertips. Dr Sally Le Page uncovers how excrement espionage could bring down a superpower, and unearths a 100 year old family secret. But it’s not just genetic fingerprinting we’re interested in. We also grasp the genetics of fingerprints, and what they tell us about our early life in the womb.

Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com

This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented by Kat Arney with audio production by Sally Le Page.

This podcast is produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics.

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