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Audio long-read: A more-inclusive genome project aims to capture all of human diversity

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Genome maps have improved, but still don't adequately capture humanity's vast diversity. In this episode, a more inclusive genom project aims to capture all of human diversity. The first draft genome from the two point seven billion us was meant to become a reference point for future genetic research. But 93 % of its sequence came from just 11 individuals who were recruited through a newspaper advertisement in buffalo, new york. A wapping, 70% of the d an a comes from just one man.

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