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What your genes can tell you, Afghanistan quake + crying on the job

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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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