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The human genome needs updating. But how do we make it fair?

13 mins | Feb 6, 2023

The current standard human genome is based on one average American. But, as we search for a higher standard of medical care, Ida Emilie Steinmark discusses how researchers have started to assemble reference genomes from around the world.

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