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It’s now possible to access genetic testing from your living room or office, without the need to visit a health professional. There are many reasons why you might like to get a genetic test. Maybe someone…
Women with a particular faulty receptor lose 10 times more bone mass than women without it. The receptor for the energy molecule…
Tiny snippets of genetic code called micro-RNAs are responsible for the highly scripted, age-dependent division of labour…
We have all heard at some time or another that Australia has the worst record of mammal extinctions in history, with many of our unique and vulnerable critters succumbing only years after the first Europeans…
A landmark study has revealed there are 10 different types of breast cancer, not four as previously thought - a finding that is expected to have far-reaching implications for treatment of the disease…
Researchers have discovered genes that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s up to 20 years before symptoms become apparent…
A study offering genetic screening of year 10 and 11 students has been able to identify students at risk of a hereditary…
Genetic mapping of an energy crop could help drive improvements in the production of bioenergy. Geneticists mapped all 19…
Researchers have found that a specific gene is responsible for the function of the immune system, and may be blocked or amplified…
A new type of wheat bred with a gene that removes sodium from water can outgrow conventional strains by up to 25% in salty soils, Australian scientists have found. The breakthrough by a team from CSIRO…
It might surprise you to learn that the idea of a “species” is one of the more ambiguous concepts in science. Originally, “species” (meaning “kind” or “sort” in Latin) was used to refer to organisms that…
There’s something degenerate in every male (no, seriously). We members of the facial-hair-bearing sex carry, among the 23 pairs of chromosomes in every one of our cells, an odd pair of sex-chromosomes…
Eighty years after slipping to the brink of extinction, a colony of King Penguins at Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean has rebounded and is flourishing through conservation efforts, Australian researchers…
A quarter of the risk for developing schizophrenia can be traced to genetic variations that are common in the general population, a study by Queensland researchers has found. A new method of genetic analysis…
A new method for examining genetic information has shown that genetic variations associated with schizophrenia are common…
Genetic diversity in alpine chipmunks is in decline due to geographic shifts in their environment. Small mammals in the Yosemite…
The genome of the Tasmanian Devil has been mapped, providing new insight into the facial tumours that are destroying the…
People with Lynch syndrome are at a greater risk of developing a wide variety of cancers than the general public, a new study…
The genome of the saltwater crocodile has been fully sequenced as a result of an international scientific collaboration which…
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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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