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Hacking biology - synthetic DNA and experimental evolution
Naked Genetics, from the Naked Scientists
English - July 13, 2012 23:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MB - ★★★★ - 84 ratingsLife Sciences Science Natural Sciences dna genetics genes molecular biology gene editing genomics heredity rna Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Every biology student is familiar with DNA - the ladder-like blueprint of life built on a backbone of the sugar deoxyribose. Scientists are now hacking this structure to make entirely new DNA-like molecules built on different sugar skeletons, opening an exciting new world of synthetic genetics. Plus, we find out what happens when music has sex, discover why the X chromosome is more than just a number, and our gene of the month is the unfortunate Ken and Barbie. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists