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Allele and in this interview I talk to a leading geneticist who's made his name

chasing fruit flies across Death Valley and watching paint dry. But my favorite bit is when he says

it's his job to make sex boring.

In biology the 20th century could be said to be the age of the gene and in the 21st century

the sequencing of DNA as a scientific achievement has been compared to landing a man on the moon

My guest today has brought this excitement and

wonder to a wide audience. Indeed he says he's better known as a geneticist to the

general public than he is to other geneticists.

Professor Steve Jones describes himself as a tired old media tart who lives life in the slow

lane and boasts regularly about making sex boring. His scientific endeavors include watching paint fade

and chasing fruit flies in the desert. A past master of putting himself down,

his style decries an insightful scientific mind and an

inspirational teacher. His self-deprecating approach hasn't fooled everyone.

He's just been elected a fellow of the Royal Society.

Steve, welcome to the Life Scientific.

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