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The Ginger Gene
Red hair - famed and feared throughout history. Dr Kat Arney finds out where it comes from, if it can change the way we feel pain, and whether redheads are really endangered.
Redheads - famed and feared throughout history. From strawberry blonde to sultry auburn, red hair always stands out in a crowd. But where does the redhead gene come from? Does it really affect the way we feel pain? And are redheads really endangered?
Dr Kat Arney finds out with the help of Jacky Colliss Harvey, author of "Red: A History of the Redhead", ginger gene expert Professor Ian Jackson from the University of Edinburgh, and some spicy mice.
Presenter: Kat Arney
Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton
Last on
Mon 26 Oct 2020
23:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Mon 6 Apr 2020 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 26 Oct 2020 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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