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New research sheds light on the interconnected nature of the human genome and what this means for future gene therapies.
New genetic studies claim to be able to foretell our intelligence or predisposition to certain diseases. But two scientists beg to disagree, reminding us that not everything is written in our DNA.
DNA analysis sheds light on important societies within Africa that existed before colonialism.
Beethoven was afflicted with health conditions for much of his adult life, and wished for their cause to be discovered and made public.
At the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, experts gather to discuss the path forward for CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies
Following the controversial births of the first gene-edited babies, a major focus of the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing was responsible use of CRISPR.
DNA analysis reveals a large migration of people into Scandinavia during Viking times.
People don’t randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.
Advances in technology have enabled researchers to sequence the large regions of repetitive DNA that eluded the Human Genome Project.
Scientists have been eager to edit genomes to eliminate certain diseases. New WHO reports outlines ethical approaches to research and treatment.
Two decades after the ‘full’ human genetic code was released to global fanfare, researchers have finally filled in the blanks that made up 8% of the sequence, thanks to recent advances in genome sequencing.
The first full human genome was sequenced 20 years ago. Now, a project is underway to sequence 1 million genomes to better understand the complex relationship between genetics, diversity and disease.
The achievement didn’t live up to the hype, but it has illuminated new areas of ‘genetic dark matter’.
A new finding in mice rewrites the textbook explanation of the male sex-determining gene, Sry. It might also help us better understand how males and females come to be.
Genome sequencing technologies have transformed biological research in many ways, but have had a much smaller effect on the treatment of common diseases.
Genome-wide association studies are more like genome white association studies.
Four months ago a researcher claimed he had used the tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls. Now prominent researchers and ethicists are calling for a temporary halt to this sort of work.
Museums around the world hold remains of Aboriginal people that were often taken without permission and in the absence of accurate records. New DNA methods may help return these items to country.
The world seemed to be inching forward with CRISPR gene editing technology – but suddenly the forbidden fruit has been plucked, and some even worry that the CRISPR tree has been cut down.
Top contributors
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Executive Director, Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Griffith University
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Principal Enterprise Fellow in Forensic Anthropology, University of Huddersfield
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Head of the Department of Pathology and Director of the Centre for Translational Pathology, The University of Melbourne
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Research Professor of Epidemiology, Emory University
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UNSW Sydney
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Griffith University
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Clinical Project Manager for the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Biology, Harvard University
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Physician, teacher, researcher in preventive medicine and healthy aging, Emory University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne
