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When you share your genetic data – even with the NHS – you don't know where it will end up, or how it will be used.
On average, important new lab techniques like CRISPR take 23 years to develop – but there is a public expectation that scientific breakthroughs occur quickly and efficiently.
The NHS's plan to offer genome sequencing to the general public, for a fee, raises many important questions.
Genes aren't destiny, but you don't need epigenetics to make the case.
Researchers have increasingly turned to DNA sequencing to help identify and track diseases like Ebola.
Scientists edge closer to truly personalised medicine thanks to advances in genome sequencing.
Police have powerful new genetic tools. How are we going to regulate their use? A Genetic Data Protection Act is one solution to ensure confidence in the way DNA is accessed and used.
Self-examination DNA collection techniques can help women bring the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.
We previously thought mitochondrial DNA could only be passed on by mothers.
The marine creature amphioxus allows scientists to explore some of the steps that took place as simple creatures evolved to become complex animals.
The US went crazy for Seabiscuit when he won his famous 1938 match race against War Admiral. Now researchers are investigating the thoroughbred's DNA to see what made him such an unlikely success.
The chances of your genetic data being recorded by the state depend on who you are.
The question of whether a person can "become" Aboriginal after discovering ancestry through a DNA test is more complicated in Australia.
Where do the pretty colours of the harlequin ladybug come from? A single gene draws the colour patterns of this familiar insect.
Once genetic lesions for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia were identified, the idea of replacing or correcting defective genes grew into what we now call "gene therapy".
As we age, our DNA accumulates damage, which can increase our risk of developing
cancer. But our cells work hard to guard against cancer – new research explains how.
Our children all know the little clownfish Nemo, star of the Pixar film. But why does he have three stripes, rather than one or two? Developmental and evolutionary biology are revealing the answer.
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DNA evidence tracks the ancient history of the Jewish people.
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW
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Director, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide
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Research fellow, Centre for Policy Futures (Genomics), The University of Queensland
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Director and ARC Future Fellow, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide
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Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Biology, Harvard University
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Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
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Head, Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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Associate Professor and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of New South Wales, UNSW
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NHMRC Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, Australian National University
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Director of Food Innovation, University of Adelaide
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Professor, Head of Trace and Environmentl DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, Curtin University, Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University
