The Human Panginom Project Is a Largely Us. Effort

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indigenous groups might collaborate with big diversity projects in the future, but that it would have to happen in a way that would ensure such communities can do their own sequencing. Juggling the massive scientific undertaking while trying to avoid ethical pitfalls is something that weighs heavily on the pan genome researches. The scientists also acknowledge that 350 genomes will not represent all human diversity. And genetics often teaches us that rare differences can be important.

While current maps of the human genome provide researchers with a wealth of information, many argue that they do not adequately capture humanity’s vast diversity.

Now, a team are trying to build a more complete and representative map that shows the varieties of sequence that can be found in different populations. However, given the failings of other projects, some geneticists focused on the needs of Indigenous communities are wary of the initiative.

This is an audio version of our Feature: A more-inclusive genome project aims to capture all of human diversity

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