What is the difference between race and ancestry? How does ancestry inference work? What implications does it have for society? Home genetic testing kits such as 23andMe and Ancestry have...
The societal construct of race is an inadequate method of human categorization, especially in the context of medicine
Background
The man-made concept of race is one of the most frequent...
Introduction
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that causes damage to internal organs, such as the lungs, because the condition negatively affects the cells that produce mucus. As a r...
New Zealand’s Unique Biodiversity
According to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 [1] , the concept of biodiversity is defined as ‘the variability among living...
Hippocrates, over 2,000 years ago, attributed disease origins to the gastrointestinal system [1]. While these thoughts were undoubtedly ahead of their time, scientists now realize how acc...
Introduction
Epigenetics is the study of changes in gene expression without altering the DNA sequence itself. Changes in gene expression can result from DNA methylation, which is when an...
Introduction
Pharmacogenomics is the study of how a person's genes affect their response to medicinal drugs. Experts use pharmacogenomics to create safe and effective medications and dos...
The human genome is a complex, mysterious work of art. While the advances in genomics have come a long way, there is an abundant amount of information we have yet to learn and decipher. A...