'All of Us' research project diversifies the storehouse of genetic knowledge
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.
A big federal research project aimed at reducing racial disparities in genetic research has unveiled the program's first major trove of results.
"This is a huge deal," says Dr. Joshua Denny, who runs the All of Us program at the National Institutes of Health. "The shear quantify of genetic data in a really diverse population for the first time creates a powerful foundation for researchers to make discoveries that will be relevant to everyone."
The goal
