Testing your DNA for Disease Risk with Geneticist Elena Savva

Travelling Science

Elena Savva is a Medical Scientist and Genetics Genius who works at the Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital, reviewing patients genomes and searching for genetic diagnoses to illusive and rare diseases.
Watch the video version of this podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/tR98sEQoUGg

In our discussion, she explains things like genetic testing, genetic diseases, DNA privacy, bioethical issues, genetic modification, CRISPR-Cas9, male pattern baldness and much more!

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Chapters

1. Travelling Science Intro (00:00:00)

2. Guest Elena Savva (00:00:39)

3. Review of the Week (00:02:04)

4. Getting Into Genetics (00:02:56)

5. Learning about DNA (00:05:06)

6. Genetic Diseases (00:09:05)

7. Bioethical Issues (00:13:15)

8. DNA Testing (00:17:56)

9. Editing the Human Genome (00:21:00)

10. Genetically Modified Food (00:25:06)

11. DNA Privacy (00:30:08)

12. GATTACA (00:32:12)

13. Listener Questions / This Weeks Charity (00:33:48)

14. Are We Still Evolving? (00:37:45)

15. Lightning Round (00:42:00)

16. Elena’s Advice (00:44:11)

17. Final Bonus Secret (00:48:44)