What your genes can tell you, Afghanistan quake + crying on the job
Update: 2025-09-02
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If you could find out how you were going to die, would you want to? It's a question we might all have to grapple with, as genetic testing gets more popular.
And the Taliban is calling for help after Afghanistan was rocked by a huge earthquake that has left hundreds dead and thousands more homeless.
Plus, is it ever okay to cry at work? We ask an expert.
Listen now:
00:59 - Learning what your genes predict about your future
06:45 - What's good and bad about genetic testing
19:41 - The aftermath of the Afghanistan earthquake
24:01 - Should we cry at work?
Guests:
- Jane Tiller, public health genomics adviser, Monash University
- Rowena Ditzell, management lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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