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You can connect with researchers leading the expansion of our knowledge in genetics in the Genetics Zone.


  • Read the scientist’s profiles,
  • Chat with people who work with genetics in their career,
  • Ask follow-up questions,
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This Zone is funded by the STEM Ambassadors, Genetics Society, Wellcome Connecting Science, and Wellcome Centre Human Genetics.

The Genetics Zone is part of I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here.

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