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What's missing in medical research? - Greg Foot

While all humans share 99.9% of our DNA, differences in the remaining 0.1% hold important clues about the causes of diseases—and their potential treatments. The problem is, the genetics that researchers are combing through are heavily biased to those of people from European descent, and often overlook other ethnicities. Greg Foot explains the importance of ethnic diversity in medical research. Lesson by Greg Foot, directed by Kirk Zamieroski.

English
  • Originally Aired May 9, 2023
  • Runtime 6 minutes
  • Production Code jxPtx0cQvqo
  • Network YouTube
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  • Created May 9, 2023 by
    Kocha
  • Modified May 9, 2023 by
    Kocha