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Why can we choose some things and not others?
The rise of personalised medicine, which is mainly based on genetic testing, needs adequate regulation so privacy rights aren’t breached. That’s only one of several issues that must be considered.
Next-generation genomic research depends on study participants sharing their biological materials with scientists. But concerns over how that information is protected may hold some people back.
When you enter a Chemmart pharmacy, it’s hard to miss the posters and brochures promoting its “revolutionary myDNA test”.
The most important lesson? Always read the small print.
Why does the same medication, at the same dose, work well for some people, but not for others? The answer is in our genes.
The molecular clock is helping us deepen our knowledge of evolution and completing the tree of life. But how does it actually work?
The High Court challenge is the last resort for Ms D'Arcy’s test case against companies patenting human genes and has implications for patients, clinicians and researchers.
Genomics is increasingly hailed by many as the turning point in modern medicine. Advances in technology now mean we’re able to make out the full DNA sequence of an organism and decipher its entire hereditary…
The win of Japanese stayer Admire Rakti in the Caulfield Cup, followed by Irish bred colt Adelaide’s win in the Cox Plate last Saturday, has brought into question the stamina (staying) credentials of Australian…
Rapid technological advances mean it’s faster and cheaper than ever to read a person’s entire genetic code, known as the genome. Genomic sequencing has two potential applications in health: the care of…
Sydney’s Garvan Institute is this week promoting its acquisition of an Illumina machine which it says can sequence the whole human genome for $1,000. The institute hopes genomic sequencing will become…
Frederick Sanger, who died recently at the age of 95, won two Nobel prizes in chemistry for his methods for sequencing proteins and DNA. Proteins were of more direct interest to many people because many…
The market for personal genome services is facing a reality check. While the most prominent and innovative company 23andMe has flourished so far, in the past few years many of its competitors have gone…
Genetic testing is a powerful tool. Two years ago, with the help of my colleagues, it was this tool that helped us identify a new disease. The disease, called Ogden Syndrome, caused the death of a four-month…
The price of gene sequencing has plummeted in the last few decades. Now we can know what our DNA looks like, and discover what our bodies may have in store for us in the future. We can know medical information…
Following Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s revelation last week that she’d undergone a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer, it has emerged that a 53-year-old man had his prostate removed after…
Three distinct cryptic species of clams have been discovered on the southern coast of Australia. Until recently, the clams…
By making it possible to screen for gene variants linked to a higher risk of disease, gene testing has the potential to transform the way we manage health. It opens up the possibility of routine screening…
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Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University
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Head, Public Health Genomics Program, Monash University
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Executive Director, Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance
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Professor of Anthropology, Deakin University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Chair in Developmental Medicine, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Leicester; University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Law, Bond University
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Director of Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney
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