Next stop in genetic sequencing: mapping the genetic diversity of all races

"Human Pangenome Project" will greatly promote disease prevention and treatment

Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, April 21 (Reporter Liu Xia) An international consortium of scientists published a paper in the journal "Nature" published on the 20th, saying that more than a dozen research institutions are cooperating on the "Human Pan-Genome Project", which aims to Create a reference genome that captures the genetic diversity of all human races around the world

This work was jointly funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Institutes of Health

The human genome is made up of 3.

Earlier this year, several scientists, including Eichler, announced that after a 20-year effort, they had created a reference genome that represents the complete map of the human genome

The Human Pangenome Project seeks to solve this problem by creating complete reference genomes representing hundreds of people from around the world

However, Eichler warns that such tests could be years away from being used in areas such as disease treatment.