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Beyond the Genome

Julia Vitarello and her daughter Mila before she died in 2021 (Credit: Jewel Afflerbaugh)
Beyond the Genome

The long quest for personalised drugs

By David Cox

A man wearing a helmet shaped like a virus (Credit: Getty Images)
Beyond the Genome

The viruses hiding in our DNA

By Michael Marshall
Our genes influence the ways our brains form, which impacts how we think and interact with the world (Credit: Getty Images)
Beyond the Genome

How our genes influence our decisions

By David Cox
Copy of a DNA electrophoresis gel (Credit: Getty Images)
Beyond the Genome

The mystery of our genome's dark matter

By David Cox
There are more than 300 different ethnic groups in Nigeria, which is why scientists are hoping to map the genetic diversity in the country (Credit: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images)
Beyond the Genome

Why the world faces a 'genomic gap'

By David Cox
Although the Human Genome Project was "completed" in 2003, large sections of human DNA still remained unread (Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
Beyond the Genome

The push to finish the human genome

By Michael Marshall