Hidden secrets of the genome
This talk runs from 10.30 – 11.30
It’s been over 20 years since the first human genome was sequenced, but we know now that genes only make up 1 – 2% of our DNA. So what does the rest do?
Yan Wong from the Big Data Institute (University of Oxford) has the answers. In this talk, he will reveal what exactly DNA is, how it’s packaged up into our bodies and what it does. You’ll explore together what the remaining 98% of our DNA is for and how it's not just ‘junk’ as previously thought. From individual genomes to population-wide studies, advances in DNA technology have transformed our understanding of human genes and differences.
Leave with a deeper understanding of what truly makes you, you.
Please note there will be a live snake on stage.
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