DNA 'reference guide' expanded to reflect human diversity
For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's genetic blueprint they study to a template that relies mostly on just one man. Now there's a new option.
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For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's genetic blueprint they study to a template that relies mostly on just one man. Now there's a new option.
For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's genetic blueprint they study to a template that relies mostly on just one man
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The much-heralded Human Genome Project was a huge milestone for science, but most of that genetic blueprint came from only one man from Buffalo, NY
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."