Understanding genetics can help explain differences in disease susceptibility across populations, informing medical research and public health strategies.
Articles on African genomics
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Most genetic studies focus on people from European ancestry. But Africa has the richest diversity and must be included in genetic databases.
Cracking genetic responses to the changing environment in Africa would open a new frontier in the drive against rising non-communicable diseases on the continent.
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Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Professor in the Division of Human Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Reader at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Instituto de Biología Evolutiva (IBE - CSIC - UPF)
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Full Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Instituto de Biología Evolutiva (IBE - CSIC - UPF)