Discovering how genetic ‘dark matter’ plays a role in mental illness is just the tip of the iceberg for human health

Alasdair MacKenzie

Discovering how genetic ‘dark matter’ plays a role in mental illness is just the tip of the iceberg for human health

Alasdair MacKenzie

Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Each cell in our bodies holds two metres of DNA that contains the six billion bits of the DNA code necessary for making a healthy human body. This is known as the human genome. It is now accepted that what makes people different, and contributes to their susceptibility to ill health, are the 6-10 million DNA differences in the human genome known to exist within the general population.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 2020

Bibliographical note

Alasdair Mackenzie receives funding from the BBSRC and Medical Research Scotland.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Genetics
Epigenetics

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Discovering how genetic ‘dark matter’ plays a role in mental illness is just the tip of the iceberg for human health

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