Episode 250
#genes2shape: Tubby - from obesity to drought tolerance
'Tubby' is a gene found in vertebrates and plants. But what's in a name?
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
November 28, 20133m 40s
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Show Notes
Recorded at the 2013 Genetics Society Autumn Meeting 'From Genes to Shape', Simon Bishop meets Marco Reitz, who works on the conserved gene 'Tubby'. So-called because mutant Tubby creates obese mice, the gene has a very different role in plants - salt and drought tolerance. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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