What if...? Genomics in Aotearoa (2024)
Synopsis
What if...? looks at the many and varied ways that genomics (the study of genomes/DNA) is being used in Aotearoa.
First Air Date: 2024-08-28
Last Air Date: 2024-08-28
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Networks: Radio New Zealand
Top Cast
- Peter Dearden as Self - Biochemist, Genomics Aotearoa
- Joep de Ligt as Self - Genomic Scientist (formerly ESR)
- Brent Barrett as Self - Senior Scientist, AgResearch
- Andrew Allan as Self - Professor of Biological Sciences, Auckland University Principal Scientist at Plant & Food Research
- Marty Faville as Self - Science Team Leader, Plant Genetics, AgResearch
- Annabel Whibley as Self - Bioinformatician, Bragato Research Institute
- Andrew Digby as Self - Ecologist, Department of Conservation
- Cristin Print as Self - Molecular Medicine and Pathology
- Parry Guilford as Self - Cancer Genetics
- Jemma Geoghegan as Self - Evolutionary Virologist
Seasons
None (2024)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: What if... genomics could safeguard our food supply?
The rapid warming and periods of droughts as a result of climate change will impact our ability to grow food. Researchers are investigating ways that genomics can help safeguard our food security in the future.
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Ep. 2: What if... genomics could help save an endangered species?
In 2018, the kākāpō became the first species in the world to have its entire population’s genomes sequenced. How is the information being used today to help conservation?
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Ep. 3: What if... we can use genetic testing to beat cancer?
Around 25,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in Aotearoa. Learn how genomics can help us detect cancer sooner and treat it more precisely.
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Ep. 4: What if... we sequenced every infectious disease in NZ?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, New Zealand researchers led the way in how to sequence the virus and in figuring out transmission puzzles.
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Ep. 5: What if... we sequenced every waterway in New Zealand?
Living things leave tiny traces of DNA as they move around their environment. Now scientists can determine the quality of a waterway by using e-DNA to see who lives there.
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Ep. 6: What if... genomics could protect New Zealand from invasive species?
New Zealand is constantly battling pests and predators that have become well-established, while trying to safeguard our country from a wide range of new threats. Could genomics provide us with new tools to keep our native flora and fauna safe from invaders?
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