A detailed map of the koala genome is vital to understanding their susceptibility to disease, their genetic diversity, and how they may respond to new environmental pressures.
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All your questions about the new coronavirus variant, answered by a microbial genomics researcher.
The coronavirus vaccine was developed faster than any vaccine in history. It took just 332 days from the first sequencing of the virus genome to the first vaccines given to the public.
The development of multiple vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 has been hailed as the breakthrough of 2020. But there were many more supporting discoveries that made this possible.
Compared with other RNA viruses, the coronavirus is actually quite stable. So don't believe the scary headlines about the 'mutant coronavirus'.
As mountain goats face pressures from climate change and human disturbance, analyzing their genome provides useful information on their ecology and evolution.
The smallpox virus appears to have been with humanity for millennia before a global vaccination drive wiped it out. Current genome research suggests how smallpox spread and where it came from.
It might protect thousands of people.
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Genome sequencing technologies have transformed biological research in many ways, but have had a much smaller effect on the treatment of common diseases.
Precision medicine is all the rage, but it may only be effective at treating less common diseases.
Africa is known to be where humans originated. This makes it the most genetically diverse region in the world. Diversity in other populations represents a subset of the diversity within Africa.
How many genes do you really need? Are there any that we can lose? Researchers are now identifying species that have streamlined their genome to adapt to a particular lifestyle.
CRISPR technology could have momentous effects if it's used to edit genes that will be inherited by future generations. Researchers and ethicists continue to weigh appropriate guidelines.
While some viruses make us sick, others can fight against bacteria, or protect us from more harmful viruses.
A Russian scientist is preparing to do germline gene editing. Here's why that's a problem.
New research investigated who uses the wide array of tools available to people who've received their own raw genetic data and want to maximize what they learn from it.
As DNA testing becomes cheaper, it becomes more feasible to screen large numbers of healthy people for their risk of disease.
Yeast isn't just important for the foods we consume. A rogue lineage of yeast species that evolves faster than any other is revealing secrets that may help illuminate the molecular causes of cancer.
The NHS's plan to offer genome sequencing to the general public, for a fee, raises many important questions.
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Reader in Genetics, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
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Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
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Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Microbiology, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney
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Chair Precision Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Director of Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, Head of Trace and Environmentl DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, Curtin University, Curtin University
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Senior scientist in plant biotech, Queensland University of Technology
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Bertalli Chair in Cancer Medicine and Director of Research for the Centre for Cancer Research, University of Melbourne
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Head of Neural Plasticity and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
