Heredity Podcast

Heredity Podcast

An official journal of the Genetics Society, Heredity publishes high-quality articles describing original research and theoretical insights in all areas of genetics. Research papers are complimented by News & Commentary articles and reviews, keeping researchers and students abreast of hot topics in the field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Eugenics and the Genetics Society

September 30, 2026 • 28 mins
Turning the lens on the history of genetics itself, we talk to authors of an article examining its historical relationship with the eugenics movement, which promoted the since discredited idea that genetic improvement techniques could and should be applied to human populations.

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Special Issue on Structural Variation

August 26, 2026 • 17 mins
We hear from Clio Karageorgiou about her work and a recent special issue of Heredity on the same topic - structural variation.

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Pangolin popgen & the illegal wildlife trade

June 24, 2026 • 27 mins
We hear from Portia Wong and Paolo Momigliano about using samples seized from the illegal wildlife trade to inform the conservation of endangered pangolins.

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American mink & the use of pangenomes

May 27, 2026 • 28 mins
A team from universities in Connecticut tell us about their use of pangenomes to examine the status of mink populations in Florida, and an innovative programme that's training the next generation of researchers.

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Where your publication fees go, with Jonathan Pettit

April 30, 2026 • 13 mins
Genetics Society Vice President Jonathan Pettitt discusses what Heredity's publication revenue is used for, and the scientific community benefits of publishing in society journals.

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Student Paper Prize 2025 - Inbreeding in European Barn Owls

March 26, 2026 • 19 mins
The Student Paper Prize for 2025 was won by Eléonore Lavanchy. Eléonore discusses her work, the winning paper and inbreeding in European Barn Owls.

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PopGroup 59 - part 2

February 25, 2026 • 23 mins
Episode 2/2 from the 59th Popgroup meeting in Lille. Plenary speakers Claire Mérot and Denis Roze discuss their experience of the conference and the content of their talks.

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PopGroup 59

January 28, 2026 • 23 mins
Episode 1/2 from the 59th Popgroup meeting in Lille. Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about her experience of the conference and the content of her talk.

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Sexual selection in a warming world

January 7, 2026 • 25 mins
Reproduction involves decisions about when to mate and who with. We know that high temperatures affect fertility, but how does this affect mating decisions and sexual selection within populations? Tilly Pembury Smith and Rhonda Snook tell us about their work using fruit files.

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Resisting parasitoids: beetle v wasp

November 26, 2025 • 17 mins
Parasites and parasitoids are large drivers of evolutionary change. We hear from Peter Hambäck (Stockholm University) about his work on how beetle larvae combat a parasitoid wasp that wants to lay its eggs inside them.

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The consequences of invasion

October 29, 2025 • 24 mins
We often hear that invasive species are bad for the ecosystems they invade, but the consequences can seem remote and hard to grasp. In this episode we hear from Nitin Ravikanthachari and Carol Boggs about their study system where an invasive plant has very tangible effects for a native butterfly.

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Sex in a warming world: temperature and meiosis

September 24, 2025 • 25 mins
Organisms are sensitive to temperature, but reproduction is likely to be affected at lower temperatures than survival. We're joined by Jessica McNeill & Caiti Smukowski Heil to talk about their work on meiosis in yeasts.

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Genomic responses to past and future change

August 27, 2025 • 19 mins
The genomes of organisms can tell us about evolutionary processes in the past - but can they also give clues about the future? André Yves and Fernanda Werneck tell us about their work on climate adaptation in Amazonian lizards.

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Colourful signals in Anolis lizards

July 30, 2025 • 23 mins
Many Anolis lizards have a sail of colourful skin on their throats which they use to communicate, but how does something like that evolve? Find out with researchers Renata Pirani, Carlos Arias and Mike Logan.

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The American Bullfrog invasion of Belgium

June 25, 2025 • 23 mins
Biological invasions are a huge issue in contemporary biology. In this episode we hear from Teun Everts and Rein Brys, who are studying the American Bullfrog invasion of Belgium.

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Where, what and how? Phylogeography of American snakes

May 28, 2025 • 19 mins
Frank Burbrink and Ed Myers talk about their recent work on American Racers. Spatial patterns, hybridisation and why the shapes of evolutionary trees might be more complex than we thought.

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White-beaked dolphin conservation genetics

April 30, 2025 • 17 mins

Continuing the recent theme of conservation genetics, we return to the sea with Marc Gose and Rob Ogden. They discuss their work on the white-beaked dolphin, and the importance of international collaboration to manage populations that span borders.

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Golden bandicoot and Australian conservation genomics

March 26, 2025 • 22 mins
Best student paper of 2024 winner Kate Rick, along with Brenton Von Takach and Kym Ottewell, discuss the use of genomics in Australian conservation efforts, and their study on the golden bandicoot.

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Population dynamics of Atlantic orcas

February 26, 2025 • 24 mins
Chérine Baumgartner and Andy Foote discuss working with orcas and their recent paper on diet and population dynamics in North Atlantic killer whales

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Popgroup 2025, with Katja Guschanski

January 29, 2025 • 20 mins
Katja Guschanski discusses working with mammal evolution, museomics and her plenary talk at Popgroup 2025

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