Hi! My name is Jack, and I value simplicity. I am currently partway through a degree in science at the University of Sydney, majoring in Genetics and Genomics. Genetics is a fascinating, rapidly growing body of research and knowledge, which stands to impact our society in a huge number of ways.

 

Recently I've noticed, when discussing some of the more interesting topics I've been learning about with family and friends, there exists a large number of people whose approach to science is 'oh, that science stuff is over my head'. These are often very intelligent people. I see two possible problems here: A) science is perceived as a walled body of knowledge, which takes a special kind of education or mental capability to properly engage with, or B) I'm quite boring and I should stop bringing up CRISPR at the dinner table. At the risk of further alienating my loved ones, I'm going to take a gamble and go with A). 

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This is my response to that problem.

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This is a plain English blog for people interested in contemporary research in genetics. To learn about the latest research in gene editing, medical advances, and the history of life itself shouldn't require a degree or training in reading otherwise incomprehensible scientific papers. Not only is modern genetic research extremely interesting, it is also a future, if not current, juggernaut of our modern society, and will only be more and more influential throughout our lives.

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If this sounds appealing to you so far, please read on. And if you do, please tell me if I'm boring.