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This is a podcast on how we can use sci-fi TV/movies as a barometer for how we feel about science. In each episode, our guests touch on the implications of fiction becoming reality, and how movies can be used to communicate the science that is changing our world.
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Stories of the science at the Wellcome Genome Campus and the people behind it. With this free podcast, we aim to provide access to conversations we are privileged to have every day on campus. If you like science, but don't know the career options available or where they could lead you, this is the podcast for you! If you have enjoyed listening to Decoding Life head over to 'Your Digital Mentor Podcast', also from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or whereve ...
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Many companies are now taking advantage of rapid advancements in genetic technology to offer (and heavily market) new services in reproductive healthcare. This episode will consider these recent developments alongside the 1997 film Gattaca. This film depicts a society with a genetics-based hierarchy where parents can choose the genetic makeup of th…
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Heroes and Villains (The Martian and Ex-Machina)
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Focusing on the 2013 film Ex Machina and the 2015 film The Martian, we will discuss what effect the simplistic representations of scientists in popular culture as either heroes or as villains has on the publics’ view of science. Jon Roberts is joined by Dr Stuart Vyse , psychologist and writer, consulting editor for Skeptical Inquirer magazine wher…
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In this episode we’ll discuss the 2011 film Contagion, directed by Steven Soderbergh and staring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Lawrence Fishburn. It explores, arguably with frightening prescience, the global response to the outbreak of a novel and highly infectious virus, nearly a decade before anyone would think of a virus before a beer w…
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Socialising Genomics with Professor Anna Middleton
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For the final episode of this season, we spoke to Professor Anna Middleton. Anna is Head of Society and Ethics Research at the Sanger Institute and has spent her career investigating the ways in which genomics research impacts society. It was amazing to hear about the groundbreaking research that Anna has done, from her PhD research into attitudes …
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Connecting Communities: Inclusive Science Communication with Em Dixon
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This week we had the opportunity to speak with Em Dixon. Em loved science growing up, but discovered that it was seeing the benefits of communicating the research that got her really excited. We had a lovely conversation covering the paths into science communication, why it is so important, and how it can be used to improve diversity and inclusion …
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Manning the Lifeboats with Lindsey Crosswell
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Lindsey Crosswell is Head of External Relations at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), an organisation that sits on the Wellcome Genome Campus alongside The Wellcome Sanger Institute and many others. Lindsey has had an extensive career spanning many industries, this vast experience is something she has brought to her current role. It …
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Exploring the Single Cell Universe with Dr. Sarah Teichmann
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Dr. Sarah Teichmann is a group leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in cellular genetics, and co-founded the Human Cell Atlas. We start with the science of protein structure and move into single cell genomics and the human cell atlas. We discuss the global perspective that has motivated her research from her PhD to now. We also dive into what it…
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Transcription of a Life in Science with Dr Alena Pance
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Dr Alena Pance has had an incredible career traversing neuroscience, cancer, and tropical parasite research. She has always had a focus on transcriptional regulation and it was incredible hearing about how she adapted to these very different fields. Alena was very honest in this interview about her two very different experiences of having children …
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GWAS, Serendipity, and Female Leadership with Dr Gosia Trynka
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Dr Gosia Trynka is a group leader at the Sanger Institute and Experimental Science Director at Open Targets. Her group works on immune genomics as they study how human genetic variation impacts the immune system and predisposes people to develop autoimmune diseases. In today's episode we hear not only about this science, but also about her transiti…
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Microbes to mentors: the more the merrier with Dr Christine Boinett
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Dr Christine Boinett is a bioinformatician at the Sanger institute who started her career as a wet lab scientist studying antimicrobial resistance. She is incredibly passionate about ensuring equitable access to bioinformatics training across the globe. This passion has spilled over into the making of a podcast, along with colleagues, called Your D…
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The talent of technicians with Burcu Bronner-Anar
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Burcu made a brave career change recently into management, as leader of the technician commitment at Sanger. It was great to hear about how her experience as a wet lab technician has helped her in this role, tackling the issues that technicians and technical experts face throughout their careers. Plentiful experience in the malaria lab at Sanger de…
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Asking for what you want with Dr. Anne Bishop
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Anne joined us to talk about her incredible research career and her experience of returning to research after an 8 year break, through the Janet Thornton fellowship. She also shares incredible insights into life with twins and the balance she has found. Here are some resources that you might find useful after listening to our conversation with Anne…
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From pirouettes to programming with Harriet Craven
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Harriet started her career in software development peering over the shoulder of her flatmate. This seems to be a beginning that resonates with many women in coding. Harriet is passionate that it shouldn't fall to luck for girls to find out about coding, like it did for her. In this episode we explore life as a software developer while studying part…
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Subscribe now to Decoding Life, a brand new podcast series Launching on Monday 8th March. Kathryn and Sophie will be joined by some incredible women from a range of different careers, all contributing to the science being carried out at the Wellcome Genome Campus. From software developers to researchers, each one of these amazing women have all con…
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