"What was shocking to me was, I thought that in the last several years as the number of studies have increased that it would have gotten a lot better. And the surprise to me was it wasn't that much better. So, it's still at roughly 80% of studies that look at genetic associations with disease are focused on people of European ancestry." - Sarah Tishkoff
This week on Living Lab Radio:
- Nature multimedia reporter Shamini Bundell runs through recent science headlines, including evidence of the day the dinosaurs died.
- Geneticist Sarah Tishkoff explains why disease studies based largely on people of European descent are problematic, and describes efforts to make human genetic research more representative of the human population.
- Author Basil Hero shares life lessons gleaned from interviews with the remaining Apollo astronauts. Lunar exploration changed the way they - and many back on Earth - view our planet.
- Neuroscientist Judy Grisel studies addiction. She has also lived it. Her new book, Never Enough, melds those perspectives to provide important insights.
