# Episode 218: Using Genetic Analysis to Choose Breeding Candidates with Dylan Ryals Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-bees-in-a-podcast-444859/episode-218-using-genetic-analysis-to-choose-breeding-candidates-with-dylan-ryals Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-bees-in-a-podcast-444859/episode-218-using-genetic-analysis-to-choose-breeding-candidates-with-dylan-ryals.md Podcast: [Two Bees in a Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-bees-in-a-podcast-444859) Published: 2025-11-04T15:53:48+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ufhbrel/episodes/Episode-218-Using-Genetic-Analysis-to-Choose-Breeding-Candidates-with-Dylan-Ryals-e3ag80b Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/12501e98/podcast/play/110681547/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-4%2Fd42215c4-ad87-d756-3462-7cdb3f04f568.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/two-bees-in-a-podcast-444859/episodes/episode-218-using-genetic-analysis-to-choose-breeding-candidates-with-dylan-ryals Duration seconds: 3479 ## Resource In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Dr. Jamie Ellis speak with Dylan Ryals, a Doctoral Candidate in the Entomology Department at Purdue University, about implementing genetic sequencing analysis to select breeding candidates in an apiary. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/two-bees-in-a-podcast-444859/episodes/episode-218-using-genetic-analysis-to-choose-breeding-candidates-with-dylan-ryals/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-bees-in-a-podcast-444859/episode-218-using-genetic-analysis-to-choose-breeding-candidates-with-dylan-ryals.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.