Genetics

Outrageous decisions

Why do some risks upset us so much? (10 minute read)

Nov 3 •

Melanie Newfield

Modifying meanings

Unravelling some tangled definitions and issues in gene technology (11 minute read)

Oct 27 •

Melanie Newfield

Cut, copy, paste

The tiny tools used to alter genes (12 minute read)

Oct 20 •

Melanie Newfield

Chopping and changing

The humble microbe we have harnessed to make insulin (9 minute read)

Oct 6 •

Melanie Newfield

Microbes of easy virtue

The genetic exchanges which have allowed bacteria to overcome antibiotics (11 minute read)

Sep 29 •

Melanie Newfield

Unnatural selection

What have we done to our best friends? (13 minute read)

Sep 15 •

Melanie Newfield

How do we study life which is too small to see? (12 minute read)

Mar 10 •

Melanie Newfield

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