Pollen is all around us, is extremely durable and can provide clues about where someone’s been. A new genetic technique will make it easier to use pollen evidence in criminal investigations.
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Are you impulsive and easily bored? You may be a thrill seeker.
Even if intelligence has a genetic basis, this doesn’t make educational intervention pointless.
Longer-lived parents have healthier children - but why? Insights from the UK Biobank study.
Unravelling the common assumption that runners from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have a natural advantage.
Scientists have uncovered the genetics that explain the snake’s impressive length – and used the science to create extra-long mice.
Understanding the genetic origins of sharks’ teeth could one day lead to new treatments for humans.
Do we need to outbreed bulldogs with poor health with a different breed? Our research suggests this may not be necessary.
Dozens of factors are at play.
Scientists have uncovered genes they believe have been passed down from an ancestor organism that all life evolved from.
Almost 10% of differences in exam results at age 16 can be explained using individuals’ DNA alone.
South Africa’s white shark population faced a rapid decline in the last generation. More concerning is that their numbers might already be too low to ensure their survival.
Teenagers are heavily influenced by what their friends eat, to the extent that they forget about their parents’ cooking.
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.
The SBS documentary DNA Nation tracks three people on their ‘individual genetic journey’. But for Indigenous Australians in particular, genetic testing is a can of worms - politically, ethically and technically.
A recent closed meeting about building synthetic genomes raised suspicions about just what scientists were planning, away from the public eye.
The genes controlling nose shape can reveal a lot about our evolutionary history.
The relentless pursuit of showy flowers for garden display – as seen at Chelsea Flower Show – has seen some odd uses of radiation and chemicals .
Understanding how the flu virus copies itself could open a way to killing it.
Why do some people age better than others? It is partly down to their genes.
Principales colaboradores
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Jenny Graves es Amigo de The Conversation.Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Medical Sciences, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral researcher in genetics, University of Leicester
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Head, Molecular Medicine Laboratory, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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Emeritus Robert Reford Professor and Professor of Medicine, McGill University
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Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
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Thomas Merritt es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University
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Director of Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney
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Professor of Biogerontology, University of Brighton
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Biodiversity Genomics, Flinders University
