#46 DNA Day!
National DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953. NHGRI began celebrating DNA Day annually on April 25th afte...
25 Apr 201627min
#45 Hole In The Wall Gang Camp
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is dedicated to providing “a different kind of healing” to seriously ill children and their families throughout the Northeast, free of charge. It’s a community that cele...
18 Apr 201628min
#44 CRISPR
CRISPR is a genetic editing technology that will change the future of genetics. In the past 3 years it has been used in labs throughout the world. It has the potential to fix point mutations and large...
29 Mar 201631min
#43 Lynch Syndrome
March is colorectal cancer awareness day and March 22nd is Lynch Syndrome awareness day! Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), more commonly known as Lynch syndrome, is an inherited condi...
21 Mar 201627min
#42 Women In Bioscience: Let There Be No Limit
Jackson Laboratories held The Bioscience Career Forum II: Women in Biosciences on March 11, 2016 at it's newest location on UCONN Health’s campus in Farmington, CT. The Forum centered on recruiting...
14 Mar 201625min
#41 Rare Disease Day 2016
February 29th is the rarest day of the year and that means it's Rare Disease Day! Throughout the world NORD (The National Organization of Rare Diseases) has hosted Rare Disease Day events. I attended ...
29 Feb 201626min
#40 UCONN-TIP (Technology Intern Program)
Dr. Caroline Dealy returns to the show to discuss the UCONN-TIP (Technology Intern Program). She is the founder and director of the program. UCONN-TIP pairs UConn students with university start-up com...
22 Feb 201616min
#39 Sun Kissed & Kardashian’s Genetic Testing
On a recent episode of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the family went through genetic testing, but what did the episode leave out or get wrong? I review the documentary Sun Kissed: One Gene Expo...
25 Jan 201627min
