Four experts explain what genetic health is and why it matters for our most vulnerable wildlife.
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A new study shows connections between genetics, biomarkers in the blood, and mental disorders - opening new avenues to understand the causes of mental illness and find new treatments.
Reviewing studies of 88 species, researchers found little evidence that animals avoid inbreeding.
Using ‘base editing’, researchers have cured progeria in mice. This genetic syndrome causes premature ageing in humans – those with the disease usually don’t live past the age of 13.
Conservationists are increasingly looking to translocating rhinos. This not only ensures their safety but also enables improvements to their genetic health.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Conservation Genetics, University of Cape Town
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Researcher & Computer Scientist, Rheumatology, Lund University
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Chair, The Conversation Media Group
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Research fellow, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
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Associate Professor, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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Professor, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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PhD Candidate, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University