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A more accurate and inclusive edition of our genetic code was published Wednesday, marking a major step toward a deeper understanding of human biology and personalized medicine for people from a wide range of racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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 man affectionately known as “the guy from Buffalo.” But they’ve long known that this template for comparison, or “reference genome,” has serious limits because it doesn’t reflect the spectrum […]

It's a major development that could help researchers find and better understand genetic variations linked to diseases.

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 man affectionately known as "the guy from Buffalo."

For two decades, scientists have been comparing every persons genetic blueprint they study to a template that relies mostly on just one man. But now, scientists are building a much more diverse set …

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

News items for the week of Oct. 17, 2022.

For the first time, researchers have sequenced all 3,117,275,501 bases of our genetic code

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Genome scientist Evan Eichler and infectious disease researcher Tulio de Oliveira are both professors at the University of Washington School of Medicine. They have also been named to the TIME 100 List, gaining recognition with the likes of famous artists, innovators, activists and world leaders.