"Human Pangenome Unveiled: Cataloguing Genetic Diversity for Ethnic Diversity-Informed Tests and Treatments"
TL;DR
Researchers have published a draft human ‘pangenome’ that captures more of human diversity than has been previously available. The international project aims to map the entirety of human genetic variation, to create a comprehensive reference against which geneticists will be able to compare other sequences. The draft pangenome represents a collection of sequences from a diverse selection of 47 people from around the globe, including individuals from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. However, ethical considerations surrounding the effort to make genome research more inclusive have been highlighted.
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