“96%的基因组研究是根据有欧洲血统的人。世界上剩下的人几乎没有被包括在内，然而这很危险。” 基因学家和TED的成员科尔卢 福克斯说。原因是基因的组成不同 所以我们的对药物的反应也不同。福克斯正在使基因组排序本土化，特别是启发土著居民参与研究，为了减少健康差距。 “研究团体需要把自己浸泡在本土文化中，”他说“要不然就是做无用的尝试”。

为什么基因研究要多元化

Most genome studies and clinical trials focus almost entirely on people of European descent, leaving Indigenous and other populations dangerously underrepresented. Ninety-six percent of genome studies exclude non-Europeans, even though genetic differences affect how communities experience disease and respond to treatment. Historical abuses, like the misuse of Havasupai blood samples, have fueled distrust among Native groups. True progress in medicine demands that Indigenous people become partners in genetic research, shaping how their data is collected and used.

Genomics Fails Without Indigenous Voices in the Research

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科尔卢·福克斯: 为什么基因研究要多元化