目前，96% 的基因研究是架構在歐洲人後代的基礎上。世界上剩下的人幾乎沒有包括在內——這是很危險的，基因學家兼 TED 的研究會員凱勞．福斯（ Keolu Fox）說，因為基因組成的不同，所以我們對藥物的反應也不同。福斯正努力要把基因定序在地化，特別是啟發原住民參與研究，為了就是要減少醫療保健上的差距。他說：「研究團體需要把自己融入原住民文化中，或者終生奉獻。」

為什麼基因研究需要多元化？

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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凱勞．福斯: 為什麼基因研究需要多元化？