The human pangi non project is taking further measures to insure ethical collection and use of genetic data. Many of the 350 people whose genomes will be analyzed participated in the one thousand genomes projects, an effort launched in two thousand and eight to catalogue common and rare variants from 26 diverse populations. The consent forms that those individuals signed years ago also cover the use of their d and a data for the new project. Scientists are trying to overcome the ethically thorny legacy of past endeavors.
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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