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Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2023 - Scientists have revealed a draft update to the human genetic code, using a collection of DNA from 47 genetically diverse individuals to understand what makes us human, but different at the same time.
The new draft contains phased, diploid assemblies from 47 genetically diverse individuals and could have major implications for personalized medicine.
Scientists have revealed a draft update to the human genetic code, calling it a pangenome and using DNA from 47 genetically diverse individuals to understand what makes us human, but different at the same time.
The new reference should help scientists understand more about what's normal and what's not for humans.
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…