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DNA Project Aiming Toward Health Benefits

For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person’s full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one

The first draft of the pangenome is based on the full genetic blueprints of 47 people from around the world

The “pangenome,” which collated genetic sequences from 47 people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, could greatly expand the reach of personalized medicine.

For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person’s full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from on...

For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's genetic blueprint they study to a template that relies mostly on just one man.

A new version of the human reference genome incorporates genetic data from 47 individuals from around the globe, deepening scientists view into how genes work.

For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's genetic blueprint they study to a template that relies mostly on just one man. But now, scientists are building a much more diverse set of reference genomes called a pangenome that combines genetic material from 47 people from various places around the world. It’s the subject of four papers published Wednesday in the journals Nature and Nature Biotechnology. Scientists say it’s already teaching them more about health and dis...

Twenty years after the first human genome sequence, scientists say they have added DNA diversity to our understanding of genetics with new ‘pangenome’ data.

The deciphered DNA includes never-before-explored parts of the genome and better represents the genetic diversity of all humans.