12 October 2017: A dwarf planet & DNA sequencing

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🗓️ 11 October 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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This week, a dwarf planet with a ring, 40 years of Sanger DNA sequencing, and the grieving families contributing to a huge genetics projects.

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0:00.0	Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination.
0:11.1	Not a care in the world as you simply lean back and before you know it, you're there.
0:16.7	London to Glasgow from just 46 pounds each way.
0:20.5	Avanti West Coast.
0:22.0	Feel good travel.
0:23.8	Exclusions and limitations apply.
0:25.6	Full terms and conditions can be found at avantiwestcoastcoast.com.
0:28.0	U.K. forward slash plan.
0:36.3	In a experiment, I don't know yet. Why is Blight so far?
0:40.4	Like, it sounds so simple.
0:41.7	They had no idea.
0:43.2	But now the data's...
0:44.3	I find this not only refreshing, but at some level astounding.
0:52.1	Nature.
0:54.0	Nature. Welcome back to the nature podcast.
0:58.8	This week we find out about a very peculiar dwarf planet
1:02.3	and take a look at how DNA sequencing has transformed biology.
1:08.0	Plus the grieving family is contributing to a huge genetics project. This is
1:13.6	the Nature Podcast for October the 12th, 2017. I'm Adam Levy. And I'm Charlotte Stoddart. First up, we're looking at a bundle of papers out this week from a big genetics project
1:31.3	known as G-Tex. Here to tell us more is Charmany Bundell.
1:36.3	The Human Genome Project, which started in 1990 and took over a decade to complete, aimed
1:41.3	to map out a full human genome. Obviously every person's DNA
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