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Discover New Advances in the world of genetics, from technology like CRISPR to rare diseases to new research. For 14 years, multi-award winning podcast ”DNA Today” has brought you the voices of leaders in genetics. Host Kira Dineen brings her genetics expertise to interview geneticists, genetic counselors, patient advocates, biotech leaders, researchers, and more.
***Best Science and Medicine Podcast Award Winner (2020, 2021 and 2022)***
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#418 Hypophosphatasia Genetics: One Gene, Many Presentations
How can variants in the same gene cause life-threatening disease in infancy for some individuals, while others experience mild symptoms or remain asymptomatic? Hypophosphatasia (HPP) challenges traditional expectations about genetic inherit
#417 ASHG 2026: Electronic Genome Mapping, AI in Genetics, & the Future of Research
For the third year in a row, DNA Today is bringing you inside the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting, and this year, we've taken our genetics coverage international! We're reporting from beautiful Montréal, Canada, whe
#416 How Baby KJ Became the First Patient Treated With Personalized CRISPR
CRISPR has carried enormous promise since scientists first realized its potential to edit the human genome, but it has also raised some of the biggest ethical questions in modern genetics. In this episode, Kira Dineen sits down with Dr. Kir
#415 Achondroplasia Treatment Advances with Dr. Ravi Savarirayan
Please note this episode is only available on our website, DNAToday.com under Episode 415 (https://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2026/10/9/415-achondroplasia-treatment-advances-with-dr-ravi-savarirayan%20), and access is limited to those in the U
#414 How To Find Genetics Professionals Worldwide: The Global Genetics Directory
When patients relocate or relatives living abroad need cascade testing, finding a qualified genetics professional in another country can be surprisingly difficult. The new Global Genetics Directory aims to change that through a free, verifi
#413 PKU Beyond the Diet: Food, Mental Health, and Daily Life
For most people, eating is an ordinary part of the day. But when you have phenylketonuria (PKU), every meal can involve calculations, preparation, medical monitoring, and decisions that affect how your brain and body feel. This is DNA Today
#412 How Prenatal cfDNA Can Uncover Undiagnosed Maternal Cancer
Prenatal cell-free DNA screening is designed to assess a pregnancy for chromosome conditions; but in rare cases, it can reveal something entirely unexpected about the pregnant patient’s own health. In this episode, Kira Dineen is joined in-
#411 Mock Cancer Genetic Counseling Session: Colon Cancer and Lynch Syndrome
What happens during genetic counseling after someone develops colon cancer at a young age and their tumor testing raises concern for Lynch syndrome? This is the eighth installment in our Mock Genetic Counseling Session Series! In this episo
#410 Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s 1q21.1 Microdeletion: What Does It Explain?
This episode drop from the PRETEND podcast series “The Gypsy Rose Obsession” features Kira Dineen explaining what Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s genetic test result may, and may not, mean. Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s medical history has been scrutinized
#409 How DNA Testing Exposed the Dark History of American Adoption
What happens when stigma, secrecy, and institutional power separate a mother from her child, and prevent an adoptee from accessing his own identity and medical history for decades? This week, we are sharing an episode of DNA Clarity and Sup
#408 Low ALP, Fractures, and Early Tooth Loss Point to Hypophosphatasia
Hypophosphatasia (HPP) can present very differently from one person to the next, from life-threatening complications in infancy to fractures, chronic pain, muscle weakness, or early tooth loss later in life. With symptoms spanning multiple
#407 NFL and Kansas City Chiefs Star Art Still on the Missed Signs of Hereditary Amyloidosis
What happens when the symptoms of a genetic condition look like the lasting effects of a professional football career? Former NFL defensive end and Kansas City Chiefs star Art Still spent decades attributing carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger
#406 Mock Teratogen Genetic Counseling Session: Ozempic, Zoloft, Xanax, and Metformin
This is our seventh installment in our Mock Genetic Counseling Session Series! In this episode, genetic counselor and teratogen information specialist Sharon Voyer Lavigne and student Edith Atwerebour perform a mock genetic counseling sessi
#405 Why Insurance Denies Genetic Testing, and How to Navigate Coverage
Genetic testing can change the course of a patient’s care, but accessing the right test is not always straightforward. Behind the scenes, insurance coverage decisions, documentation requirements, prior authorization, denials, appeals, and c
#404 Male Breast Cancer with X-Men Actor and Former Pro Wrestler Tyler Mane
What happens when someone known for strength, stature, and intimidating roles faces a diagnosis most people do not associate with men? Tyler Mane is known for playing Sabretooth in X-Men and Deadpool & Wolverine, Michael Myers in Halloween,
#403 Genetic Counseling Boards Prep: ABGC’s New Resources
Preparing for the genetic counseling board exam can feel overwhelming. Between the extensive study materials, challenging practice questions, and uncertainty about what to expect on exam day, candidates often struggle to determine where to
#402 How Genetic Genealogy Caught the Golden State Killer
What happens when DNA from a decades-old crime scene meets a family tree created generations later? That combination helped investigators identify the Golden State Killer and transformed how law enforcement approaches some of the country’s
#401 The First Precision Medicine for Achondroplasia with Dr. Ravi Savarirayan
Just a few years ago, there were no pharmacological treatments for patients with achondroplasia. Today, with multiple therapies on the market, the conversation has shifted from if we can treat to how we treat safely, consistently, and thoug
#400 The Story Behind "DNA Today"
Four hundred episodes. Nearly fourteen years of conversations. One podcast that began with a high school student, a Rock Band microphone, and a deep curiosity about genetics. For this milestone episode, DNA Today is turning the microphone a
#399 How PKU Changed Newborn Screening Forever
What condition helped spark the creation of newborn screening in the United States? It was Phenylketonuria, or PKU, a rare inherited metabolic disorder that forever changed how we identify and treat genetic conditions from the very start of
#398 Soil Microbiomes, Plant Genetics, and Groundswell with Nikki Reed and Rebecca Tickell
What if the future of human health doesn’t just begin in the clinic, but in the soil? In this episode of DNA Today, we explore the new documentary Groundswell, the final chapter in the regenerative agriculture documentary trilogy that began
#397 ABGC Recertification Changes: Learning Scenarios Explained for Genetic Counselors
Recertification is changing for genetic counselors. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) now requires completion of new Continuing Competence Learning Scenarios as part of maintaining the CGC credential. These are not traditional
#396 Gene Therapy for Anxiety? Precision Psychiatry through CRISPR & RNA
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions, but for many people, it can also feel deeply isolating. Current treatments such as therapy, SSRIs, and benzodiazepines can be life-changing, but they do not work for everyone, and
#395 Mapping Melanoma: How Spatial Biology Is Advancing Cancer Research
What if we could study melanoma not just cell by cell, but in the exact place those cells live inside the tumor? That is the promise of spatial biology. In this episode of DNA Today, we explore how emerging genomic technologies are transfor
#394 How Newborn Sequencing Could Transform Pediatric Rare Disease Care in Florida
Newborn sequencing is no longer just a future-facing idea discussed in genetics circles. It is beginning to take shape through real pilot programs, state policy, and health system efforts exploring how genomics could fit into routine newbor
#393 Whole Genome Sequencing and Multi-omic Tools Closing the Rare Disease Diagnostic Gap
Despite incredible advances in genetic testing, many patients with suspected rare diseases still spend years searching for answers. In this episode, we explore how whole genome sequencing, paired with emerging multi-omic and multimodal tech
#392 Your DNA Is Not Static: Roxanne Khamsi on Mutation & Mosaicism
What if one of the biggest assumptions in genetics is also one of the most incomplete? We often talk about DNA as though it is a stable blueprint, a fixed set of instructions inherited at conception and carried unchanged throughout life. Bu
#391 Living with FSGS: A Genetic Kidney Disease Journey
Kidney disease affects more than 1 in 7 adults in the United States, yet many people do not realize they are at risk until symptoms become serious. For some patients, kidney disease is tied to rare or genetic causes, making diagnosis and tr
#390 Prince, Mayte Garcia, and Their Son Amiir’s Pfeiffer Syndrome Type 2 Story
In this special episode of DNA Today, Kira Dineen sits down with Mayte Garcia — artist, author, internationally acclaimed dancer, actress, singer, choreographer, philanthropist, and the former wife of Prince — for a deeply personal conversa
#389 From Natural History to Gene Therapy: The Future of Danon Disease Research
Danon disease is a rare, X-linked metabolic disorder that strikes at the heart of cellular function. Caused by mutations in the LAMP2 gene, it disrupts the body’s ability to clear cellular waste (autophagy), leading to devastating and often
