Welcome to our
DNA base
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Schools
Overview
School students are an important
population; students today will be tomorrow’s voters, policy makers,
leaders, innovators and consumers.
We have developed teachers’ resources
and knowledge in an effort to improve genetic literacy in the
Australian population.
Our resources include:
- stimulus material for student
engagement and discussion - syllabus-aligned activities for
classroom use - visualisations based on
authentic scientific data - evidence-based approaches
(eg. argumentation) - real-life contemporary contexts
that address socio-scientific issues - curated guides of freely-available
online resources.
Health care
Overview
Access to genomic testing is expanding through specialist services, research
studies and online DNA, or direct-to-consumer, testing.
GPs are increasingly expected to
understand and communicate genomic information, and support patients undergoing genomic testing.
Physicians and other medical specialists have many important roles in clinical genomics including identifying when patients may benefit from genomic testing, discussing testing and results with
patients, liaising with laboratories, interpreting reports and acting on results.
We have developed resources to assist physicians and GPs with these roles
Community
Overview
An introduction to clinical genomics – the science and technology behind it, its application in healthcare, and its life-changing impact.
The DNA Base comunity resources include:
DNA and disease,
the genetics of cancer and heart conditions
A collection of genomics images and resources from 360 degree views of your genome to analogies about genomics tests and discussions of genomics across a lifetime.
Alan’s story: a life changing diagnosis through genome sequencing