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Nice Genes!

Genome BC

From healthcare and biotechnology to forests and fisheries, the evolving study of genomics is leading to some of the most exciting and world-changing discoveries in science and medicine. Like – did you know that your individual genomic signature can help determine the healthcare treatment you receive? Or that mapping the genomes of trees can inform forest management?

But while the study of genomics holds great promise for the health of people, animals, and the environment, it also confronts us with big questions: How do we study genetic patterns in a way that respects sensitive genetic information, history, and equity? How do we use the power of genomic research to fight climate change? Save the salmon?

Join Dr. Kaylee Byers – a self-described “rat detective” and science communicator as she guides you through fascinating conversations about the what, the why, and the how of genomics.

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Episodes

71 episodes

  1. Cracking KRAS: Can We Finally Treat Pancreatic Cancer? 33:49
  2. GENomics-AI: Are We Moving Too Fast? 29:38
  3. It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Re-write the Future of Health? 33:28
  4. Shoot Your Shot: Is Male Birth Control Finally Here? 33:40
  5. Survivor - Animal Edition: How are some species adapting to a human-altered world? 34:34
  6. Welcome to ‘Nice Genes!’ Season 6 1:42
  7. Genomic Repeat: Nodding our Tusks to Heroic Mutations 41:52
  8. Why Orange Cats Are Orange 5:45
  9. Genomic Repeat: Calls from the Deep - A genomic whale of a story 52:41
  10. Spit Happens! The History of 23andMe 8:19
  11. Genomic Repeat: Slipping Through the Spectrum - Rethinking the Divide in Autism Diagnoses 33:11
  12. The 200-Year Old Whale 7:05
  13. Genomic Repeat: Germ Spotting - Tracking diseases using genomics 46:49
  14. The Music That Moves Us 43:09
  15. TB Trails and Tails 35:08
  16. Leave Us a Review 1:08
  17. Menopause Mysteries 30:49
  18. Gut Check 31:42
  19. Bite Club 32:57
  20. Why Athletes Collapse 34:18
  21. Genetics and the Silver Screen 31:07
  22. Babies and Breakthroughs 30:12
  23. Poo Dunnit 31:50
  24. Welcome to ‘Nice Genes!’ Season 5 2:03
  25. Spaced Out! 7:36
  26. Roach Encroach: How we made cockroaches the ultimate pest 6:47
  27. Genomic Repeat: The Devil’s In the Details - The Importance of Biodiversity 40:13
  28. Mutton, the Woolly Dog: How one dog's DNA is stitching together history 5:42
  29. Genomic Repeat: Bananageddon - Challenging assumptions around food security 33:31
  30. The Vitamin Verdict: How multivitamins affect your health 7:55
  31. Genomic Repeat: The Circadian Rhythm - Challenging our assumptions about sleep 28:19
  32. More cheese, please! Cheese cravings explained 7:45
  33. Genomic Repeat: Cold Case - Solving murder mysteries with genomics 42:43
  34. Life in the Fast Lane 30:44
  35. The Wasting Game 30:27
  36. Lost but Found 27:22
  37. Slipping Through the Spectrum 32:39
  38. Fatal Attraction: Insect Edition 29:12
  39. Testing, Testing HPV 27:52
  40. The Antibiotic Debacle 31:35
  41. Cosmetic Clarity 33:34
  42. Welcome to ‘Nice Genes!’ Season 4 2:31
  43. Three Blind Mice 6:48
  44. Are You Smarter Than a Chimp? 6:25
  45. Jackalopes, Mythical Critters and the Cure for Cancer 7:14
  46. All the Colours of the Rainbow 7:16
  47. Reconciling the Truth 30:30
  48. Probing Pain 30:13
  49. The Circadian Rhythm 28:19
  50. The Dose Makes the Poison 35:07