Naked Genetics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to go back to the monk who started at all. But all is not as it seems...

George Church joins Chris Smith to talk genomes decoding, mammoth DNA and xenotransplantation...

What is the fallout from the world's first GM babies?

We’re returning to the scene of the crime with another look at the latest from the world of forensic genetics.