The OTHER Genome Project That’s Transforming Medicine

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You've heard of the Human Genome Project, and how having all that info about our genes could help us treat /tons/ of diseases. But a newer project wants to zoom out a little and use different genetic information to help us solve our problems. Enter, primates.

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