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The genetics of difference: what genetic discovery and the modern biology of "race" mean for communities of color fighting health inequities.
In recent years, policymakers have begun rumblings about reducing health and health care inequalities in the United States. At the same time, the advent of the Human Genome Project (HGP) and the development of genetic technologies have given scientists a revolutionary new means to study these inequities and discover ways to improve public health across the board.
The HGP study found that human beings share a virtually identical genome: 99.9 percent of their DNA is identical. And while genuine genetic variation across the human population must be better understood to address health questions, the greater challenge of eliminating health disparities among racially ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, The genetics of difference: what genetic discovery and the modern...