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 UniversityRowena Ditzell, management lecturer, University of Technology Sydney

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