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Genetics & Ethics

Adam Walton talks genetics and ethics, asking how and why our DNA is being used by scientists and by the private sector.

Adam Walton talks genetics and ethics, asking how and why our DNA is being used by scientists and by the private sector.

Shirley Wu, PHD and Director of Health Product at 23 & Me, discusses ancestry and direct to consumer genetics testing.

Dr Emma Yhnell from the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University explains some of the ethical concerns surrounding companies using our DNA.

The Head of Science at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Dr Natasha De Vere, talks us through plant DNA barcoding.

And Dr Joe Ironside from Aberystwyth University talks about genetics and conservation.

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 25 Oct 2020 06:30

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  • Tue 20 Oct 2020 18:30
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  • Sun 25 Oct 2020 06:30

Adam Walton

Adam Walton

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