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S5.01 How the zebra got its stripes: When maths and molecules collide

S5.01 How the zebra got its stripes: When maths and molecules collide

FromGenetics Unzipped


S5.01 How the zebra got its stripes: When maths and molecules collide

FromGenetics Unzipped

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We find out how one of the world’s greatest minds, Alan Turing, revealed the maths behind the stripes on a zebra to the spots on a leopard, and even the pattern of bones in your own body.Full show notes, transcript, 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:
Jan 13, 2022
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.