Naked Scientists - 05.11.20 - Genetics, DNA Extraction and the Human Genome Project

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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🗓️ 20 November 2005

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

This week we unravel the secrets of DNA as Darren Grafham discusses the importance of sequencing genomes and how the Human Genome Project has improved medicine, Mike Majerus reveals why we look different from worms despite sharing genetic information, Anna Lacey interviews BBC producer Mike Salisbury about the new David Attenborough series, Life in the Undergrowth, and Kitchen Science goes back to school for a live DNA extraction experiment. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Live from the BBC The Naked Scientists.
0:07.0	A very good evening to you and welcome to this week's edition of The Naked Scientists with me,
0:12.0	Dr Chris Smith and Dr
0:13.3	Khatani who's also here to co-present tonight.
0:15.2	Hello!
0:16.7	This evening we're unraveling the double helix because we're taking a look
0:20.3	at the mysteries of DNA genes and genetics and to help us do that from the
0:24.6	Cambridge University's Department of Genetics is Mike Maderis good evening
0:28.2	Mike and also from the Sanger Center at Hinksden and this is the place where the Human Genome Project
0:34.2	were at least a very major wadch or components of the Human Genome Project was
0:37.8	sequencing was carried out.
0:39.2	We have from there Darren Graffam.
0:41.6	Good evening, Darren. Good evening, Chris. Thanks for coming in. They're here in the studio. from there
0:43.8	daren grapham good evening daren good evening chris thanks for coming in
0:43.7	they're here in the studio these guys and they're happy to take your questions on anything to do
0:48.2	with genetics or the science of genetics inheritance inherited diseases
0:52.4	DNA how genes and chromosomes
0:55.0	orchestrate themselves and cells. If you want to ask these guys anything
0:58.1	along those lines, you can phone them now. It's 08559-25, 2000, or you can send us an email Chris at naked scientists.com
1:07.0	and if you miss those numbers don't worry we'll give you them again
1:12.1	regularly throughout
1:13.4	tonight's program.
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