That genetic editing techniques have become as straightforward as they have poses questions for how we want them to be used.
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Leading researchers have called for a ban on using a precise gene-editing technology on humans. How can CRISPR advance science and why is it raising concerns?
When a family member dies from a disease caused by a genetic mutation, doctors have to decide whether to share the deceased person’s test results with the rest of the family.
There’s a huge variety in physical appearance in Latin America: there are indigenous native Americans, descendants of African slaves, Europeans and Middle Easterners of all kinds, and Chinese and Japanese…
The presence of foreign objects, like viruses, in our bloodstream is usually a bad thing. Evolution has created some extremely efficient immune cells that patrol the blood, seeking out material that should…
The UK government has announced its intention to draft proposals allowing carriers of mitochondrial disease to have babies using a controversial IVF treatment that’s currently prohibited. The procedure…
Researchers have found the missing genetic material that explains haemophilia. Haemophilia B is a genetic disorder that disrupts…
Scientists have linked common genetic markers with major psychiatric disorders including autism and schizophrenia, in the largest ever genetic study of psychiatric illness. The study findings, published…
Policymakers should understand the urge to drink soft drinks is genetically determined, rather than being solely a lifestyle choice, argue endocrinologists from the Garvin Institute of Medical Research…
Researchers investigating thyroid, pituitary and testicular function have made an unintentional discovery of an X chromosome-linked…
Marriages between people who are related is more common than you might think. Unlike what many people think, their offspring are not doomed to birth defects or medical problems. In fact, unless they both…
Media outlets have been reporting that scientists are planning to “create designer babies” with three parents. Professor Justin St John, Director of the Centre for Reproduction and Development at Monash…
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Professor of Bioethics, University of Sydney
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Chair, The Conversation Media Group
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Professor and Director, Centre for Genetic Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Fellow, History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Law & Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University
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Clinical Geneticist at Victorian Clinical Genetics Services and Researcher in Craniofacial Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Professor of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego
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Associate Professor, Garvan Institute
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Professor, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Cardiff University
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Researcher, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa