Many Indigenous people have a deep mistrust of research, with some describing research
as one of the “dirtiest” words in Indigenous language. The histories and experiences behind …

Background: There is ongoing and increasing interest in the commercialization of
biospecimen-derived products from Indigenous Peoples. Discourse on benefit-sharing …

A body mass index (BMI)> 22kg/m2 is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Aboriginal
Australians. To identify loci associated with BMI and T2D we undertook a genome-wide …

Public participation in medical research and biobanking is considered key to advances in
scientific discovery and translation to improved health care. Cultural concerns relating to …

Abstract The Indigenous people of Australia face significant health gaps compared with the
general population, with lower life expectancies, higher rates of death, and chronic illness …

As part of a (bio) colonial project, the biological information of Indigenous Peoples has
historically been under scientific scrutiny, with very limited benefits for communities and …

Background Many indigenous people have died or been harmed because of inadequately
monitored research. Strong regulations in Human Research Ethics (HRE) are required to …

Developments in genetics, biotechnology and medical science over the past few decades
have provided a host of new tools and procedures with which to identify, interpret and act …

(1) Background: Genomic precision medicine (PM) utilises people's genomic data to inform
the delivery of preventive and therapeutic health care. PM has not been well-established for …

Indigenous people stand to benefit from advances in genomic technology, but genetic
research in Indigenous communities has been controversial. This article reviews the ethical …