Meet the editors: Bastiaan Star
Meet Heredity editor Bastiaan Star (University of Oslo), we talk about his work with ancient fish DNA and why he enjoys working with Heredity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
3 Jan 202525min
From dish to big data, neuronal regeneration in mice
Genomics is about patterns, but finding them, or even knowing what to look for, is difficult. In this episode we talk to Noah Simon about the clever approaches he took to investigating the genomics of...
3 Dec 202425min
The violet carpenter bee & the European Reference Genome Atlas
DNA sequence data promises to enable the study of biodiversity and its response to threats. However, much of this potential depends upon the availability of reference genomes. We hear about the Europe...
30 Okt 202425min
What do editors do?
Even non-academics hear a lot these days about the peer review process, but how does this work behind the scenes? In this episode we meet another new associate editor, Sebastian Ramos Onsins. We also ...
26 Sep 202415min
Genetic simulations with SLiM
The use of genetic simulations is gaining popularity. In this episode we learn about SLiM (https://messerlab.org/slim/), one of the most popular software packages, from one of its creators - Ben Halle...
28 Aug 202421min
New associate editor: Diala Abu Awad
Down in the engine room of a scientific journal are its associate editors, they arbitrate the peer-review process and make the whole system run. Heredity's newest editor is Diala Abu Awad, in this epi...
31 Juli 202412min
Avoiding inbreeding in Iberian Wolves
Living near humans and human infrastructure has ecological effects on many species. Iberian wolf populations in human-dominated landscapes are unable to disperse as far as they would in the past. We f...
26 Juni 202429min
Mosquito population structure and gene-drives
Gene-drives hold great potential for the control of biological pests, but first they need to be thoroughly tested under appropriate conditions. In this episode we discuss some new work assessing wheth...
29 Maj 202423min
