Tiny Expeditions - A Podcast about Genetics, DNA and Inheritance

Join us for this tiny expedition into rare disease research and advocacy. You’ll hear from a family who turned their experiences caring for their son with a rare disease and turned them into an advocacy organization to help other parents. You will also learn how scientists are trying to end the long and emotional diagnostic odysseys that many patients and their families endure. 

To go behind the scenes and learn more about this episode, visit “Solving a diagnostic puzzle: the challenges of rare diseases.”

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Join us for this tiny expedition into cancer research and hear how scientists use cutting-edge technology to help diagnose, treat, and hopefully even prevent cancer.

To go behind the scenes and learn more about this episode, visit “When cells kill: understanding cancer.”

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Join us for this tiny expedition as we explore more bioethical concerns surrounding genetic testing. In this episode, we dive into inequities in access to genetic testing based on racial and socioeconomic status.

To go behind the scenes and learn more about this episode and our featured guests, visit "Accessing genetic testing: who's in and who's out?" 

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Join us for this tiny expedition into the brain and learn how scientists unravel the genetics behind many neurodegenerative diseases to help develop better diagnostic and treatment options. 

To go behind the scenes and learn more about this episode, visit “When our brains fail us: an exploration of neurodegenerative diseases.”

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Join us for this tiny expedition into the bioethics surrounding genetic testing. We will answer questions like, 'Will my testing results be used against me for insurance coverage purposes?', 'Can my genetic testing results be used to convict a family member of a crime?', and 'What are experts doing to ensure genetic testing is useful and equitable for all?'

To go behind the scenes and learn more about this episode, visit “Keep your data to yourself: a conversation on bioethics and genetic testing”. 

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We're sorry that we couldn't bring you a new episode last week, but sometimes life happens. Please enjoy this bonus episode starring Dr. Neil Lamb, the new president of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. In this episode, Dr. Lamb explains the many flavors of genetic tests that are out there and what you can reliably learn from each of them. 

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Join us for this tiny expedition into genetic ancestry testing.  We will learn how genetic testing companies use your DNA to infer family relationships and hear our resident expert talk about his personal story of using his genetics to discover information about his relatives.

To go behind the scenes and learn more about the technology driving genetic ancestry testing, visit "The Story of Humanity Written in Our DNA". 

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In Season 3, we will explore the many ways that DNA influences human health and disease. We'll talk about how genetics can uncover distant relatives you've never met, help doctors prescribe medications more accurately, and diagnose diseases like cancer, autoimmune diseases, and neurological diseases. 

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Join us for this tiny expedition into the world of agricultural biotechnology. We will learn some of the roles that biotechnology plays in the plant and agricultural fields, and how scientists are using science and technology to help feed and fuel Earth's growing population.

To go behind the scenes of our journey into the lab and growth rooms, visit "How is biotechnology helping to feed and fuel the world?" 

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Join us for this tiny expedition into space. We will learn how scientists are trying to grow plants in space to feed future space inhabitants while also improving plants back on earth.

To go behind the scenes and learn more about SustainSpace and the HudsonAlpha Genome Sequencing Center, visit "What happens when you put plants in space?". 

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