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Researchers are increasingly learning that early diet can shape taste preferences but that our taste buds can also be trained to prefer healthier foods. RichVintage/E+ via Getty Images

June 16, 2023

Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste

Monica Dus, University of Michigan

Research is clear that what we eat can drive our test preferences as early as 2 years of age.

More than 200 gene variants have been linked to outstanding sporting performance and this number could increase as we continue to research the link between genetics and athlete performance. Lukas Coch/AAP

September 8, 2019

Will the genetic screening of athletes change sport as we know it?

G. Gregory Haff, Edith Cowan University

Genetic testing could help us build targeted and effective training routines for athletes, but the emerging science could also introduce opportunity for discrimination in the sporting world.

In 2030, some diseases are defined more specifically than in the past with a focus on their molecular makeup. This is known as precision medicine. from shutterstock.com

January 30, 2018

It’s 2030, and precision medicine has changed health care – this is what it looks like

Catriona McLean, Monash University

In 2030, there is a boom in precision medicine, where diseases – from cancer to dementia – are defined and targeted more specifically with a focus on their molecular makeup.

Genomic research in Africa will help explain the genetic risk factors of diseases that affect the world’s poorest people. Shutterstock

June 12, 2016

Why African genomic studies can solve the continent’s health issues

Nicholas N Ngomi, African Population and Health Research Center

Genomic research must take place in Africa because African populations have evolved significantly and their genetic composition is more diverse than that of populations elsewhere.

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