Brothers Connor and Luke have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Connor is in many ways the same as any other teenager. But often it's his differences people notice first. Watch his story...

Tom

Ellie can't understand why some people make fun of her brother Tom. After all, we're all special and different in some way. Watch their story...

Tiana and Star have brittle bone disease

Can you imagine what it's like to break 33 bones? Tiana and Star can. They have a genetic disorder which means their bones break very easily. Watch their story...

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Genes Are Us is the exciting new website for teachers created by Jeans for Genes. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WEBSITE WILL BE FULLY POPULATED DURING SUMMER 2010 AND WILL BE FULLY UPDATED BY 1ST SEPTEMBER