The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two companion reports regarding the potential application of human genome editing in improving public health. “Human genome editing has the potential to advance our ability to treat and cure disease, but the full impact will only be realised if we deploy it for the benefit of all people, …
India has recently completed a six-month pilot project sequencing the genomes of individuals within the nation. Could genome sequencing present a boon to combating rare diseases? Despite the infrequency the term implies, an estimated one in twenty Indians suffer from illnesses that fall under the classification of rare diseases. This translates to seventy million of …
Genome mapping is a powerful tool, particularly in the field of preventative medicine. The impacts this field has had on India has, however, been limited. India represents almost twenty percent of the world’s population — and is on track to become the world’s most populous nation in the coming decades. Despite this only 0.2 percent …
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