Professor of Anthropology, Deakin University
I am a cultural anthropologist who has previously worked as a medical doctor and public health researcher in Indigenous health settings.
Jul 03, 2019 21:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Genetic testing used to be something that happened in a specialist clinic for those few families that had serious inherited conditions, like Huntingtons Disease or rare cancers. Now, new genetic tests called polygenic...
Why DNA tests for Indigenous heritage mean different things in Australia and the US
Oct 28, 2018 13:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Last week, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren released a video strongly suggesting two things: she is running for US president in 2020, and she has Native American ancestry. The second claim was apparently confirmed...
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