The latest genetics news and breakthroughs from the DNA world. Join us to take a look inside your genes...

27 February 2024

Plus, a look into the world of animal hybrids

15 December 2023

Plus, how do our genes affect the way we age?

14 April 2021

Do our genes control how we respond to COVID? The answer is in - and it's yes...

17 March 2021

In this month's programme, meet the genes that help us tolerate - and even enjoy - being extremely chilly...

24 February 2021

Meet the most critical coronavirus variants. Plus: catching a serial killer; and fish gaining limbs...

15 January 2021

This month: mutations in early development, selfish genes in sperm, and COVID vaccine booster shots...

17 December 2020

Addressing your questions about the coronavirus vaccine. Plus: quick-change genes, privacy, and penguins...

13 November 2020

Coronavirus in mink, a test to track poached ivory, the genome of a cat, and a new genetic disease...

16 October 2020

A severe COVID risk factor in our genes; tracking the translatlantic slave trade; and a genetics video game...

14 September 2020

Bugs do it. And vertebrates - and even humans. How do you eat poison and get away with it?

18 August 2020

Birds can do amazing things. Let's take a look under the wing...

15 July 2020

Meet the phenomenon that seems to help females live longer, see colour better, and even survive COVID-19...

14 June 2020

We take a look at the trendy world of fermented foods. Are they actually good for you? And if so, why?

14 May 2020

Meet ACE2, the protein in the pandemic spotlight - protector, turned betrayer...

14 April 2020

Underneath this global pandemic is a tiny string of genetic code, whose sequence reveals its nature...

14 March 2020

Direct to consumer DNA tests are excellent at uncovering family history - and family secrets...

20 February 2020

FOXG1 Syndrome is one of the rarest genetic disorders out there. Now, meet the people fighting it...

13 January 2020

We got a Christmas present: a small tube of dead flies. Can DNA crack the case?

14 December 2019

The story of the largest ever study of African people's genetics - and the ethical issue that came after...

14 November 2019

We’re diving into the stuff that makes up two thirds of the Earth’s surface...

14 October 2019

This month on the show, the biggest whole-genome project ever. We're talking in the quadrillions...

14 September 2019

Dogs with flat faces often struggle to breathe. What's going on in their genes? Plus, we sequence a puppy...