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How a South African community's request for its genetic data raises questions about ethical and equitable research

  • Written by Dana Al-Hindi, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, University of California, Davis
imageMany researchers are interested in the genetic history of the Khoe-San.Dana Al-Hindi, CC BY-NC-ND

Scientists believe Africa is where modern humans first emerged. For the past decade, our team of geneticresearchers from the Henn Lab have worked among the Khoe-San and self-identified “Coloured” communities in South Africa, which comprise...

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