Have you listened to the Heredity podcast?

The Heredity podcast features interviews with the people behind the science and a digest of breaking news. Recent episodes have included:

• How genetics are helping scientists piece together the history of Alaskan cattle, and the impacts of bear predation on wild salmon.
• The genetic diversity of hatchery-reared sea urchins and the mysterious link between face colour and reproductive incompatibility in finches.
• Signatures of selection in desert goats and sheep and a new method for monitoring Wolbachia invasion dynamics in mosquitos.

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Thank you to our reviewers

We would like to thank all those who took the time to review for Heredity in 2015. The journal could not exist without the knowledge and critical evaluation that our reviewers provide. Your generosity is much appreciated, and we hope your association with the journal continues in future. Please click here for the full list of reviewers.

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Data archiving now mandatory

For manuscripts submitted after 1 March 2011, archiving of the primary data on which the study is based is now mandatory for publication in Heredity. The editorial team strongly believes that the free availability of data to other research scientists is beneficial to the development of this field and that electronic archiving now makes this goal attainable. See the Instructions to Authors for further details.

The Genetics Society and NPG are also delighted to offer all Heredity authors free deposition into Dryad.