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S4.15 Catching cancer: A story of devils, dogs and cannibal hamsters

S4.15 Catching cancer: A story of devils, dogs and cannibal hamsters

FromGenetics Unzipped


S4.15 Catching cancer: A story of devils, dogs and cannibal hamsters

FromGenetics Unzipped

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We tell the story of transmissible tumours, looking at the history of contagious cancers in dogs, devils, clams and cannibal hamsters. Plus, the man who caught cancer from his tapeworm.Full show notes, music credits and references online at GeneticsUnzipped.com Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzipGenetics Unzipped is written and presented by Kat Arney with 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:
Jul 29, 2021
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.