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S3.07 An accidental invention: the story of genetic fingerprinting

S3.07 An accidental invention: the story of genetic fingerprinting

FromGenetics Unzipped


S3.07 An accidental invention: the story of genetic fingerprinting

FromGenetics Unzipped

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Mar 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

35 years ago this month, a small team of scientists at the University of Leicester published a paper that changed the world. We take a look at the story of genetic fingerprinting, and some of the very first ways that this game-changing technique was put to work.Full show notes, transcript, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.comFollow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipGenetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney with additional scripting and research by Emily Nordvang and audio production by Hannah Varrall. This podcast is produced by First Create the Media for the Genetics Society - one of the oldest learned societies in the world dedicated to supporting and promoting the research, teaching and application of genetics.
Released:
Mar 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From Mendel's peas to personal genome sequencing, Genetics Unzipped brings you stories from the world of genes, genomes and DNA. In association with The Genetics Society.