It’s an exciting time in the field of genetics research. Groundbreaking discoveries are being made, which help us to better understand ourselves and improve our healthcare. But does genetics research represent and benefit us all equally?

We all have roughly the same genes, with more than 99% of our DNA shared in common with any other person. But the less than 1% difference in our genomes makes each of us genetically unique.

Genetic testing can diagnose disorders, predict health risks, and assess the likelihood of passing conditions to offspring. This helps people make informed health decisions and offers the chance for early screening and interventions.

Genetic testing is a valuable tool for understanding many important things about ourselves, from our characteristics to our heritage and identity.

Find out how to access free genetic testing for personalised healthcare through the NHS, what the process involves, and how your results can support diagnosis and treatment.

This free course, What do genes do?,  explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Also introduced are the concepts of transcription (as occurs between DNA and RNA) and translation.

This free course, Gene testing, looks at three different uses of genetic testing: pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing. Such tests provide genetic information in the form of a predictive diagnosis, and as such are described as predictive tests. Pre-natal diagnosis uses techniques such as amniocentesis to test fetuses in the ...

Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person's behaviour and health. In this free course, Inheritance of characters, you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes are and how they combine to make the human genome. You will also learn how the principles of inheritance work, the effect that our genetic make-up has on health, and how...