Social and philosophical issues in genetics. Part 1
To what extent are we free to decide our actions and to what extent are we predetermined products of our genome?
Course: Why Biology Matters: The Genome and You
Conversation with Lluis Montoliu. Part 1
Lluís Montoliu, research scientist at the National Centre for Biotechnology of the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid, Spain. He is interested in understanding the functioning of the mammalian genome, …
Intervention on the genomes. Part 1
Genetic engineering refers to the modification, manipulation, or direct changing of an organism’s genes using biotechnology.
Conversation with Itziar de Lecuona. Part 1
Itziar de Lecuona, doctor in law, professor in the Department of Medicine of the University of Barcelona, and Deputy Director of the Bioethics and Law Observatory, (Unesco Chair of Bioethics) …
Conversation with Lluis Quintana-Murci. Part 1
Lluís Quintana-Murci, Pasteur Institut in Paris. His research focuses on different ways of reading genomes. He is trying to trace the population history of humans, mostly in Africa and Asia, …
What are biobanks? Part 1
Biobanks are organized collections of human biological material. They are used to produce and store a lot of associated information for research purposes. How should they be dealt with?
Recognize an individual genome from the rest. Part 3
Today we are going to describe and identify an individual genome analysed from a biological sample of interest.
Recognize an individual genome from the rest. Part 2
Today we are going to describe and identify an individual genome analysed from a biological sample of interest.
Origins of the humans. Part 1
We are very used to seeing individuals who are similar to ourselves and much less used to seeing individuals who are different, but what does genetics have to say about …
Conversation with Francesc Calafell. Part 3
Francesc Calafell, associate professor at Pompeu Fabra University and principal investigator at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona. We will discuss the study of genomes, focusing in particular on …
Conversation with Àlex Pifarré. Part 1
Àlex Pifarré, officer at the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensics of the Ministry of Justice in Barcelona. The use of DNA in forensics is a subject that spans several …
Conversation with Francesc Calafell. Part 2
Francesc Calafell, associate professor at Pompeu Fabra University and principal investigator at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona. We will discuss the study of genomes, focusing in particular on …
Conversation with Francesc Calafell. Part 1
Francesc Calafell, associate professor at Pompeu Fabra University and principal investigator at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona. We will discuss the study of genomes, focusing in particular on …
How much of the genome is shared among the family members? Part 3
We share our genome with our parents; each parent gives us half of our autosomes.
Recognize an individual genome from the rest. Part 1
Today we are going to describe and identify an individual genome analysed from a biological sample of interest.
