We discover how 500,000 whole genomes will help medical research, plumb the depths of the ‘dark genome’, and ponder how much of our DNA is just junk.

Genetics Unzipped

The Genetics Society

S6.24: Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’

DEC 14, 202337 MIN
Genetics Unzipped

S6.24: Genes, junk and the ‘dark genome’

DEC 14, 202337 MIN

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<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Please take a minute or two to fill out our listener survey and help shape the future of the podcast: <a href="https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey" target="_blank">https://geneticsunzipped.com/survey</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We discover how 500,000 whole genome from UK Biobank will help medical research, plumb the depths of the ‘dark genome’ with Nucleome, and Larry Moran tells us how much of our DNA is just junk.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Please fill out our short listener survey <a href="https://forms.gle/ccZM7jptMksbD5DTA">here</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Full show notes, transcript and references online at <a href="https://geneticsunzipped.com/">GeneticsUnzipped.com</a><a href="https://geneticsunzipped.com/blog/2021/4/22/s408-making-better-medicines-unlocking-the-promise-of-genomics-for-drug-discovery">&nbsp;</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/geneticsunzip">Follow us on Twitter @GeneticsUnzip</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This episode of Genetics Unzipped was written and presented and produced by Kat Arney with audio production by Emma Werner.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><br></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This podcast is produced by <a href="https://www.firstcreatethemedia.com/media">First Create the Media </a>for the <a href="http://genetics.org.uk/">Genetics Society</a> - one of the oldest learned societies dedicated to promoting research, training, teaching and public engagement in all areas of genetics.</p>