Next stop on the Genomics train is Junk DNA - the non-coding part of the genome. Dr. Sabah Kadri does a deep dive into the parts of the genome that we are still trying to understand. She highlights the major milestones in the field, its achievements and challenges, peppered with the usual origin stories and fun anecdotes from scientific history. Links to papers in the episode: Susumo Ohno: http://www.junkdna.com/ohno.html Studies on functions of non-coding DNA: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447085/, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-019-0420-0 Functional definition and its controversy: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/676588 A fun read: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/263/5147/608 Contact us with questions, feedback and requests to collaborate on future episodes at [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri Intro/Outro music: Riatsu (Shadaab Kadri) Follow us on Instagram here. Follow us on YouTube here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/computationally-yours/message