Bull ant evolves new way to target pain

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and susceptibility to diseases like Type 2 diabetes, in a study co-led by UQ researchers and collaborators at genomic technology company Illumina, Inc.

Lower body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and cholesterol were not always the most important factors when considering a person’s overall risk of dying, University of Queensland research has concluded.