Genetics 101

For most of human history, the prevailing theory of how traits are passed from parents to offspring has been an ill defined blending effect. Child...

You might be wondering why every living being in this world is different from one another. Why can’t any single being be identical to the other? F...

‍ 1. Gift to a loved one ‍ Genetic testing is a new idea for many of us. Unlocking the mysteries in our genes is novel, intriguing, and perhaps ev...

What Are Genes? Genes are the packets of information in your DNA that hold the information for processes and proteins in cells. Because just about...

‍ What is diabetes? Diabetes is a serious lifelong condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood is elevated. There are two types...

It goes without saying that the digital revolution has infiltrated the way each and everyone of us lives. With over half of the worlds population ...

‍ The Concept ‍ The concept of personalised medical care has always been present, with clinicians striving to correctly match patients with treatm...

Our Friend Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Every protein in your body comes from a set of instructions written in a clever molecule called DNA. DNA is...

What is Personalised Medicine? ‍ A man in his early fifties with hypertension appears at your office for review. He insists that he has been takin...

Genotyping is a laboratory process involved in determining genetic variations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within unique DNA, which c...

  Genetic inheritance ‍ Each cell in your body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are made up of half your father‚ and half your mother gene...

For some, genetic testing arouses feelings of anxiety. Why would you want to know if your genetics predispose you to a condition you cannot change...