Purpose: There is an expanding gap between the availability of direct-to-consumer whole genome testing and physician knowledge regarding interpretation of test results. Advances in the genomic ...

This group of readings starts with the basics about genetic inheritance, then delves more deeply into issues particular to the human species. Cover Image: National Human Genome Research Institute.

Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. The instructions for ...

No field of science has changed more, or changed the world more, in the last 50 years than genetics – the study of how our physical and behavioural traits are inherited. These experiments illuminated ...

Krahn, T.M., Austin, J. & Uher, R. (25 May 2018). Lessons from genetic counselling and a public education initiatives on cannabis use, genetics, and mental illness. Canadian Bioethics Society 2018 ...