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Fitting into your genes - the genetics of obesity
Fitting into your genes - the genetics of obesity
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30 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2013
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Podcast episode
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The gym is full, the pubs are empty - it can only be January, as a good proportion of the population resolves to shape up and lose weight. But are your efforts going to help you fit into your jeans (with a J), or are you just fighting against your genes (with a G)? Plus, we discuss how genes might jump between cows and snakes, and we've got gout, goats, giant pandas and a glass bottom boat.This is the Naked Genetics podcast for January 2013 with me, Dr Kat Arney, brought to you in association with The Genetics Society, online at genetics.org.uk.
Released:
Jan 14, 2013
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Podcast episode
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