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For many decades humans have pursued work to characterise the human genome. Today, publicly available references to genome sequences are available and have been instrumental in effecting recent advances…
Mutations in the DNA of mitochondria appear to help explain why women live, on average, longer than men. Genetic variations…
For more than 50 years, sport scientists have used a variety of physical tests to try and identify those exceptional athletes who walk among us. Despite most countries having some sort of athlete talent…
Academics at the University of Alaska have discovered evidence for genetic change in pink salmon populations as a response…
Research undertaken over five years by a group of undergraduates has come to fruition in the publication of a study on the…
What’s not to love about bananas? Besides being a wildly popular dessert fruit, they are the staple food of millions of people in developing countries. The current edition of Nature carries a paper that…
Biomarkers in the blood could help identify people with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that apolipoproteins…
The genome of the Asiatic pear has been accurately sequenced to within 3% of its complete assembly. Sometimes referred to…
The sequencing and analysis of the bonobo genome provides insight on human peace-loving genetic traits. Bonobos, which together…
Researchers have identified four new genes linked to the most common form of migraine, in a discovery that could eventually aid in the development of treatments for the debilitating attacks. A team of…
The facial tumour responsible for wiping out 85% of Tasmanian Devils is spreading regardless of genetic differences across the species, undermining the theory that it is mostly deadly in communities whose…
Mutations in the gene BTBD9 which is believed to be associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS) in humans has been found…
Changes to just three genetic “letters” among billions is said to have contributed to the evolution and development of mammalian…
The HIV drug “abacavir” has been found to induce a dangerous allergic reaction in patients with the HLA-B*5701 gene. The…
Nine new genes associated with breast cancer have been discovered by an Australian researcher. The new findings have taken…
I’ve been an ecologist in Australia for the last ten years, working for both government agencies and as a university researcher. Over this time, funding for fieldwork has been increasingly hard to secure…
Yesterday on The Conversation, Timothy Smith from the Florey Neurosciences Institute argued that in order to improve genetics research, we need free and open access to genetic information. But while the…
A paper published today in Science Translational Medicine calls for the open sharing of clinical trial data among the medical research community. Researchers argue data sharing would lead to faster, more…
The discovery of a tumour suppressing gene could offer hope to patients with the deadliest form of cancer, new research has shown. An international team of researchers, including scientists from Australia…
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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