2023-05-21 23:31:19
He genome It is a set of 47 genomes of the human species sequenceda figure that, in 2024, could increase to 350. Ricardo Moure defines this fact as “a brutal advance”, since with it much more information is available to study a disease with a genetic basis and, in addition, “it brings justice and diversity to medicine”.
He The first sequenced genome was obtained in 2003.when this procedure had very high costs, some three billion dollarsand whose 70% belonged to a single person, while he has obtained the genetic information of almost 50 people from different continents, almost half, from Africasince it is the continent with the most “genetic diversity”.
Being the place where humanity originated, the oldest populations are found there. Thus, “the DNA of a person from Mali and another from Mozambique has more differences than that of one from Spain and another from China,” he says. Therefore, it is important know the genomes of many populations in the worldin order to investigate the efficacy of medications in different ethnic groups, their side effects or whether there are differences in terms of predisposition to certain diseases or food intolerances.
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