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Inheritance has been an ongoing fascination for the human race. People have known for thousands of years that parents pass traits to their children, but it is only relatively recently that our technology has caught up to our curiosity, enabling us to delve into the mystery of how this inheritance occurs.
Welcome to the third edition of The Edge Magazine, Genetics.
The study of genomics is ultimately the study of ourselves
What is the difference between a gene and a genome? And how do DNA, RNA and chromosomes fit into the picture?
Genetic diseases or disorders are caused by a change in our DNA. These changes occur in multiple ways.
Part of the answer lies in our genes
How genomics is being used to bust common myths
Associate Professor Loic Yengo is on a mission to improve health equity
IMB researchers are using genetic clues to find new treatments and quicker diagnoses for endometriosis
Laura Terry thought she was used to pain. But this pain was different
Discovering the genes involved in endometriosis is vitally important for our understanding and designing treatments. But it’s not the whole story
Professor Naomi Wray still vividly remembers sitting in the library aged 12, poring over a university-level textbook trying to work out her risk of mental illness
Some types of prenatal risk screening are routine in Australia but how far should we take this technology?
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a devastating disease – IMB researchers are working towards diagnosis with a simple test
Most of us know how to keep our hearts healthy, but there are other risk factors that are beyond our control, including our genetics
Dr Sonia Shah has always been curious about the human body and how things work
Are you a leftie or a rightie? And why are researchers so interested in this seemingly superficial trait?
Eye colour is still used to teach simple genetics in school, but now it's known that over 60 genes play a role
The data says yes and many of our behaviours can be predicted, including our choice of partner
We asked five leading IMB genomics researchers what advances they are most excited about in the next 5 to 10 years
Explore the history of DNA discoveries
From selective breeding in agriculture thousands of years ago to highly advanced gene editing technology today, we have come a long way.
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