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UQ researchers investigating genes linked with vitamin D have discovered genetic variations in the skin that can create a natural sunscreen.

Scientists have discovered a possible link between Parkinson’s disease and a gene impacted by a neurotoxin found in blue-green algae.

Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers are heading to one of the coldest parts of the planet to help women lead, influence and contribute to international policy and decision-making.

The Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt MP visited UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience to announce more than $440 million in NHMRC funding for Australian health researchers.

A study that delves into the genes of over a million people has identified 124 genetic variants located on 99 separate regions of the genome associated with risky behaviour.

A short-statured population of Indonesians living on the island of Flores arose independently of the extinct species Homo floresiensis – the so-called ‘hobbits’ – an international team of scientists has found.

Geneticists Professor Peter Visscher and Professor Jian Yang have had their work recognised by prestigious funding from the ARC.

The largest genetic study of type 2 diabetes has identified 42 new genetic variants in a discovery that could provide new opportunities to prevent and treat this disease.

The length of your formal education may be linked to your genes, a team of international scientists has found after studying the genes of more than one million people in one of the largest genetic studies ever completed.