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🎃 Things got a little spooky at Genome BC’s Halloween potluck!
We had Pikachu and Ash Ketchum, Minions, Elizabeth Holmes, a left winger and… Pineapple Man? 🍍👀
Good costumes, great food and excellent company.
Happy Halloween from our team to yours! 👻🧬
#HalloweenFun #CostumeParty #OfficeHalloween #SpookySeason
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🩺 It’s Canadian Patient Safety Week!
Safer care is shaped by everyday conversations, decisions, relationships and the systems we work within. Every interaction is an opportunity to make healthcare safer for everyone.
🔎 Learn more from @HE_ES_Canada: healthcareexcellence.ca/cana…
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What if we brought back the Neanderthals? 👀
In this clip, Kaylee asks Dr. Mohammed Hosseini why thought experiments like this matter when it comes to science and technology, and the ethical questions they raise.
🎧 Listen now: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
#NiceGenes #Genomics #ArtificialIntelligence #GeneEditing #CRISPR
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The Nice Genes! jean jacket has officially earned its own display case! 🧬👖✨
From the podcast studio to the display case, this jacket has become a little piece of Nice Genes! history. 🎙️🧬 Watch us unbox it in this silly little video we put together.
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In this clip, Dr. Mohammed Hosseini compares AI to a master key. 🔑
Just because we can open the door, does that mean we should?
🎧 Listen now and join the conversation: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
#NiceGenes #Genomics #ArtificialIntelligence #GeneEditing #CRISPR
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Earlier this month, Anita Charters, Senior Advisor, Interdisciplinary Research and Programs at Genome BC, participated in a panel at the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Conference in Toronto.
#Genomics #Healthcare #CanadaGenomics
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⭐ It’s Leave a Review Day! ⭐
If you’ve listened to Nice Genes! and enjoyed an episode, today’s a great day to show us some love. 💚
🎧 Listen to Nice Genes!: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
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Kaylee shares her biggest takeaway from Episode 4. 👀
AI is changing science fast. But what happens when it starts helping us edit our DNA?
🎧 Listen now and join the conversation! link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
#NiceGenes #Genomics #ArtificialIntelligence #GeneEditing #CRISPR
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🧬🤖 GENomics-AI: Are We Moving Too Fast? Kaylee chats with geneticist Dr. Le Cong and bioethicist Dr. Mohammed Hosseini about AI-powered gene editing, rare diseases and the ethical questions we can’t ignore.
🎧 Listen now: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
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It’s great to see Dr. Lara Boyd, our feature guest from last year’s live episode of “Nice Genes” featured on the @melrobbins podcast!
Lara is a neuroscientist who shares fascinating insights into music and its incredible effects on our brains.
🎧 Give the episode a listen: genomebc.ca/newpodcast/the-m…
#Neuroscience #BrainHealth #MusicAndBrain #PodcastEpisode #MelRobbins
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🧬 In this clip, Dr. Stuart Turvey explains how prime editing helped treat a genetic disease by essentially correcting a spelling mistake in someone’s DNA.
Watch this amazing clip and we dare you not to shed a tear. 🥹
Listen to the full episode 🎧
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🦣 Just a few weeks to go!
Can we really bring back the mammoth? And what does the science actually say?
🎟️ Registration is required in advance. Reserve your spot today!
📅 Monday, November 2, 2026
🕓 4:00–4:30 PM | Registration
🎤 Keynote to follow
Get your tickets now
events.genomebc.ca/drdk2026?…
#DRDK2026
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🧬 In this clip, Kaylee asks Dr. Quinn how prime editing could change the outlook for people who inherit retinal diseases.
Listen to the full episode of It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Rewrite the Future of Health? 🎧
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🎗️ Breast Cancer Awareness Day is a reminder of the importance of early detection, research and understanding our individual risk.
🧬 Learn how Genome BC is supporting research in this area: genomebc.ca/blog/understandi…
#BreastCancerAwareness #HereditaryCancer #Genomics #PersonalizedMedicine
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Genomics can help transform rare disease diagnosis, but we need the people and systems to turn insights into action.
Genome BC’s Erin DeBruin contributed to a new publication on what Canada needs to improve rare disease diagnosis. Read why investing in people matters, too:
ow.ly/L1zX50ZW6Oq
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🚀 Space Week throwback!
Last year, e welcomed Dr. Christopher Mason, geneticist and computational biologist.
And now, it’s time to look to our next big question. 🌎✨
🦣 Can we really bring back the mammoth?
📅 November 2, 2026
📍 Vancouver
👉 Register
events.genomebc.ca/drdk2026?…
#DRDK2026
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🧬What surprised Dr. Kaylee Byers most while making the latest episode of Nice Genes!?
In this clip, Kaylee shares what she learned from exploring rare diseases, prime editing and the latest research into inherited vision loss.
🎧 Listen: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
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🧬 Could prime editing change what’s possible for people with rare genetic diseases?
On the latest episode of Nice Genes!, Kaylee Byers explores Ty Sperle’s story, the science behind his treatment and how researchers are exploring prime editing for inherited vision loss.
link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
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Cancer research needs reliable tools to understand disease, test new approaches and make sure they work as intended.
Three new Genome BC-funded projects are helping build that foundation, from cancer-fighting immune cells to molecular switches and research antibody validation.
Read more: ow.ly/aHhk50ZTMw5
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In this clip, Kaylee asks urologist Dr. Premal Patel about some of the common misconceptions surrounding vasectomies.
Listen to the full episode here: 🎧link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
#NiceGenes #MaleBirthControl #ReproductiveHealth
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