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Results from a DNA sequencer used in the Human Genome Project.

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'All of Us' research project diversifies the storehouse of genetic knowledge

2:51pm March 07, 2024

by Rob Stein

The National Institutes of Health initiative that aims to make human genome research more inclusive reports its first results. Some 275 million new genetic variations have been identified.

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Ekemeni Riley is the managing director of Aligning Science Across Parkinson's, a research initiative that worked on an effort to bring a more diverse population into a study on genes that carry a greater risk for the disease. A team that included scientists from Lagos, London and the U.S. found a previously unknown gene variant that can nearly quadruple the risk for people of African ancestry.

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Risk factor for Parkinson's discovered in genes from people of African descent

9:54am September 24, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease in people of African descent.

Students at the University of Minnesota celebrate their induction into medical school. The U.S. has disproportionately few Black and Hispanic doctors. Some of the barriers to entering the profession start before even getting into medical school, recent research finds, including financial pressures and racism.

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Diversity in medicine can save lives. Here's why there aren't more doctors of color

1:57pm April 20, 2023

by Maria Godoy

The U.S. desperately needs more Black and Hispanic doctors, research shows. But financial pressures and discrimination can keep young people from even applying to med school.