Understanding genetics can help explain differences in disease susceptibility across populations, informing medical research and public health strategies.
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The genetic codes of plants and animals are stored in global databases, often without proper compensation to the countries where they originated. A potential solution will be discussed at Cop16.
Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. A quicker way to identify these driver mutations could lead to more targeted cancer treatments.
Scientists who work in local companies have acquired local knowledge and are therefore able to work with South Africa’s unique genetic diversity better than anyone else.
A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn’t protect.
A US judge has allowed police access to the major DNA database without users’ consent (including Australian users). It’s a timely reminder that we urgently need genetic privacy legislation.
Police have powerful new genetic tools. How are we going to regulate their use? A Genetic Data Protection Act is one solution to ensure confidence in the way DNA is accessed and used.
The chances of your genetic data being recorded by the state depend on who you are.
There is a need for genetic services in low and middle-income countries.
Do you own your own genetic data? The future of genomic databases is almost here, and now is the time to figure out how we are going to allow this information to be used.
Genome sequencing is transforming the way we diagnose disease. But lack of diversity in genomic data means only some Canadians will benefit from this revolutionary technology.
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Business School & Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Biochemical Geneticist, University of Michigan
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Research Fellow (Genomics), The University of Queensland
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Director, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
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Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics, Monash University
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Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Fellow, Conservation Science, University of Oxford; Bangor University
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Adjunct Professor of Economics, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego
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Full Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Instituto de Biología Evolutiva (IBE - CSIC - UPF)
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Researcher, Centre for the Study of Legacies of British Slave-Ownership, UCL