The Genetic Basis of Stuff and Things

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Genetics underpins all of biology, so a good understanding of this discipline can help you understand a wide array of related topics. And what better way to ...

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Barley From beer to bread and everything in between

How koji leads to saké, soy sauce, and more!

Does a cup of parsley tea a day keep the doctor away

The secret mould ingredient making salami so irresistible

The reason everyone uses olive oil

Guide to tea From beginner to expert

Did our ancestors tame yeast into perfect lager… by accident

The SECRET ingredient in YOUR HONEY

WHY DOES MR PING'S MEAT TASTE SO GOOD Goose Genes are Elite

Forest to Farm Building the ULTIMATE PROTEIN

Making sake Secret star yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

Amaranth the 6000-year-old superfood you’ve never heard of

EASY at home kimchi The SUPERfood power of Leuconostoc mesenteroides

The history & future of phytoremediation

The creation of the champion “Good Boy” genome

MSTN diversity Its role in sport success

Curing 3 blind mice with BCD using gene therapy

Genetic engineering to introduce the Bt toxin into tobacco

Science of speed ACTN3 in elite athletic performance

Gendicine The cure for many deadly cancers is here.

Treating chronic ischemia with VEGF gene transfer

Phytoremediation leading the fight against lead and cadmium contamination

Melanoma oncolytic virus therapy Viruses kill cancer

Genetically modified pigs – the new source for omega-3

Parthenocarpic tomatoes A ‘parth’-way to a better future

Strength vs Endurance What your genes say about you

This GENETIC MUTATION makes you BETTER AT CHESS (KIBRA protein and the rs17070145 SNP)

Could gene therapy be the cure for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa

Just (Can’t) Do It The role of the MCT1 gene in sport

Genetic gifts or hard work brings sports success The heritability of maximal aerobic power