Welcome to 'Nice Genes!' Season 4

Streeters  00:10

Whoa, like all of science, that’s a big question. I don’t know about what do you think? I think a question that comes up the most in science is, how can we get these results to the general public, is the scientific discovery actually representative? Why? Maybe, you know, like, why is this happening?

Dr. Kaylee Byers  00:29

And then nerding out on the creative and collaborative ways that scientists find answers?

Streeters  00:35

I guess for me, what I find super interesting are just these sort of like medical advancements that are made, like these scientific discoveries that just affect huge amounts of people, but we can’t see it?

Dr. Kaylee Byers  00:48

All around us, and often unseen scientific forces are in constant motion, which can often require a little detective work, and who can resist the thrill of going undercover.  I’m Dr Kaylee Byers, your inspector into the world of science and genomics. Welcome to season four of Nice Genes! brought to you by Genome British Columbia. This season, we’re putting a magnifying glass to the invisible forces of genomics that shape us and the world we live in. We’re asking, what’s up with that? From debunking the discourse around the ingredients in skin care products…

Dr. Samantha Yammine (Science Sam)  01:33

I love cosmetics and I love beauty, but in more ways than one, the space is incredibly complex.

Dr. Kaylee Byers  01:41

To the genetic underpinnings behind a deceptive Firefly seduction slash murder thriller…

VO  01:48

Well, hello, there you come here often? Ahhhh!

Dr. Kaylee Byers  01:55

To the microscopic warriors in the looming battle against antibiotic resistance. We are using the power of genomics to uncover the secrets of the unseen one episode at a time. So get out your invisibility cloaks, polish up that magnifying glass and get ready to get curious with Season 4 of Nice Genes!. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, and I’ll “see” you soon.