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A whole genome test is meaningless unless you can interpret it. Dave Faryam

The $1000 genome map: do you really want to know?

By Rony Duncan, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Martin Delatycki, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

It’s now possible to access genetic testing from your living room or office, without the need to visit a health professional. There are many reasons why you might like to get a genetic test. Maybe someone…
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We may have pinpointed the event that started modern Y. pestis epidemics. Steam Pirate.

Did the Black Death give birth to modern plagues?

By Peter Reeves, University of Sydney

Could contemporary plague outbreaks such as those that have hit Peru and the USA have their origins in the medieval era? It would seem so. A paper published in Nature today reports a genome sequence taken…

Research Briefs (4)

Chronic stress damages your DNA

Duke University Medical Center

For the first time, researchers have identified the mechanism by which chronic stress can damage DNA. By infusing mice with…