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Modern genetics is a global enterprise. Although the United States likes to think of itself as the leader in the Human Genome Project (HGP), Britain, Japan, Germany, France, and other nations are also playing major roles. The concept of “genetic disease” has expanded to include not only heart disease, cancer, asthma, and diabetes, but also infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV, and leprosy, which affect millions of people in the developing world. Genetic studies of the immune system may eventually lead to genetically-based vaccines for these and other infectious diseases. Millions of human DNA samples from around the world will be amassed and stored for this researcH. Sample donations from people in one country may help people halfway around the world.
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Wertz, D.C., Fletcher, J.C. (2004). The 36-Nation Survey. In: Genetics and Ethics in Global Perspective. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0981-2_1
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