30 min listen
Hundreds and Thousands
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
When it comes to figuring out which genes and genetic variations are linked to particular traits and diseases, there's only one way to do it, and that's to go large, with cohort studies involving hundreds or even thousands of volunteers. We meet the Born In Bradford bunch, a Canadian cohort, and more than a few pairs of twins. Plus, oh my God, they killed our gene of the month!
Released:
Sep 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Genes and genomes - Naked Genetics 12.08.14: It's now over a decade since the human genome was first sequenced, costing over a billion pounds and taking 13 years. Today, we're close to the thousand dollar genome. But what's in a genome, and what can it tell us about our risk of disease? Plus we... by Naked Genetics, from the Naked Scientists