In this episode of Naked Genetics: A mammoth discovery in ancient DNA structure; on the subject of ancient DNA, what can we sequence for a centuries old body? And, in quirks of evolution, the animal that drinks its own offspring's blood... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists…

In this episode of Naked Genetics: The risk factors between schizophrenia and substance use disorder have had a fresh genetic examination; I put Illumina to the test and ask, 'what difference does washing our hands really make?' And, the the extraordinary way in which dung beetles use the night sky to orientate themselves... Like this podcast? Plea…

In this episode of Naked Genetics: What the latest genetics research has to say about restless leg syndrome; I put Illumina to the test and ask, 'what really grows on our food?'; And, what makes a tardigrade so tough? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked ScientistsBy Will Tingle

In this month's edition of Naked Genetics: Why a genetic bottleneck created decades ago means some whales are in deep water; how wastewater is helping genetic sequencer track down deadly diseases; And, surf's up! how one beach dwelling creature is shredding the gnar in order to find food... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked …

This episode of Naked Genetics: has the evolutionary advantage to ADHD been uncovered? Also, We look at the microbiome of mining. And, the only vertebrate in the world that would thank you for saying that it looked like crap... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked ScientistsBy Will Tingle

In this edition of Naked Genetics: The surprising findings of a roman empire diversity study; Are hybrid animals the way out of the biodiversity crisis? And, was charles darwin as romantic as he was scientifically brilliant? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked ScientistsBy Will Tingle

This episode of Naked Genetics, the origins of multiple sclerosis markers in northern Europe is revealed, and why it might have helped more people than it hindered; we also look at organisms surviving in Earth's most extreme conditions; and ask just why might a bunch of organisms be turning into crabs? Like this podcast? Please help us by supportin…

This episode of Naked Genetics, we catch up with our genetics experts and look into the hot button genetics news; we look at how genetics affects our genes, and how genes affect our ageing; and, another extraordinary mating ritual in Quirks of Evolution... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists…

This episode, we catch up with some of the more curious genetics news from the past month including how much Neanderthal is in you and how that affects your risk of disease. Also, we look at one of the most remarkable breeding strategies in the animal kingdom, a spider with two penises that eats one of them... Like this podcast? Please help us by s…

May: The Clinical Variant Analysis Tool: a systematic way to assess genomic testing resultsBy Various

April: The positive economic impact of rapid genomic testing for critically ill infants and childrenBy Various

March: Genome sequencing holds great potential to diagnose newborns with phenotypes suggestive of a genetic disorder. However, this technology has not been widely adopted for this population, and particularly not in newborns from underserved and low-income communities.By Various

February: Matchmaking is an increasingly important strategy to help link rare diseases to genetic variants. These tools allow clinicians and researchers to search across previously siloed databases, clinics, and laboratories and access data about the potential genetic underpinnings of undiagnosed rare diseases across international boundaries. But t…

January: When it comes to breast cancer, Non-Hispanic Black women have a 40% higher mortality rate than Non-Hispanic White women. Additionally, Non-Hispanic Black women have dramatically lower rates of uptake of genetic testing and then, if testing finds variants that would warrant such actions, undergoing prophylactic preventative surgeries.…

December: As cardiovascular disease has many known genetic components, a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine created a panel of genes associated with cardiovascular disease they call HeartCare. David Murdock, previously the assistant director of the clinical lab at Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center and now a …

November: Polygenic risk scores (PRS) can be an important tool in breast cancer patients to help stratify individuals into levels of disease risk. The clinical utility of PRS is still being evaluated, but what hasn't yet been evaluated is how to communicate such results to patients, and how they respond to their PRS scores.…

June 2018: High numbers of false positive results in Direct To Consumer testing samples.By Various

April: Increasing demand and workforce shortages impact access to genetic services.By Various

June 2017: Prenatal exome sequencing.By Various

November 2018: Somatic mosaicism for genetic variants in brain tissue—a contributor to neurogenetic disease?By Various

July 2017: Making sense of a deluge of variants: harnessing the power of community.By Various

August 2017: Extending Whole Exome Sequencing to the prenatal period.By Various

September 2017: Moving therapeutics ahead in Genomics: response to imatinib in infantile myofibromatosis.By Various

December 2017: Beyond 21, 18 and 13: Broadening applications of Non Invasive Prenatal Screening.By Various

May 2018: Drinking the Kool-Aid? How the popular press has portrayed personalized medicine.By Various

April 2018: Lab reports of genetic tests...lots of room for imporvement.By Various

November 2017: New Estimates of the Penetrance of Hemochromatosis: Time to re-think screening?By Various

March 2018: CLAPO Syndrome, PIK3CA and lessons for how to categorize genetic disease.By Various

February 2018: Cherchez la Femme! Maternal incidental findings can explain puzzling or discordant prenatal cell-free DNA screening results.By Various

January 2018: Keeping Science from getting lost in translation.By Various

April: A therapeutic benefit to additional sugar intake? Pilot study shows galactose supplement holds promise for patients with rare congenital glycosylation disorder.By Various

August: Diagnosing the undiagnosed: Genetic testing identifies the underlying causes of kidney diseaseBy Various

July: Artificial intelligence may provide a timely diagnosis for Fragile X syndromeBy Various

May: The implementation of clinical genomic DNA methylation testing in patients with rare disordersBy Various

April: Increasing access to genomic medicine in diverse communities: What shapes Latinx perspectives on health care incorporating genomics?By Various

February: Targeted exome sequencing for second-tier newborn screening tests: technology to scaleBy Various

January: Is newborn screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy coming soon?By Various

November: Exploring a genotype-first approach for genetic variants that influence cardiac diseasesBy Various

October: Online Access to Down syndrome Health-Care ToolBy Various

September: How to overcome barriers and meaningfully engage Alaska Native tribes and tribal health organizations in genomic researchBy Various

August: A discussion of ACMG’s recent guidance on the integration of genomic information into the EHR.By Various

May: Improving non-invasive prenatal screening tests.By Various

March: Should all breast cancer patients get germline genetic testing?By Various

February: RNA sequencing provides new diagnoses for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders.By Various

January: Classifying variants of unknown significance in BRCA1/BRCA2 based on family and personal history.By Various

November: RNA sequencing improves diagnostic rate for rare disease patients.By Various

October: Variants on the corresponding allele may explain atypical clinical features in patients with 22q deletion syndrome.By Various

September: Genotyping aids medication decisions and benefits heart procedure patients: pharmacogenomics in action.By Various

August: Creating a framework to assess resource needs for genetic services.By Various

July: Testing guidelines for neurodevelopmental disorders – time for an update?By Various