
SENAHD | Southeast Native American Health Data
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SENAHD | Southeast Native American Health Data
@SENAHData
Information for Southeast tribes, researchers and health professionals about ethical use of Indigenous genetic, microbiome, biological and cultural data.










For two decades, the benchmark for human DNA has been a genome released in 2001 made from only a handful of people recruited in Albany, NY. Now, scientists want to create a more inclusive reference genome. But it's tricky. My latest, for @Nature: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Thanks to @rkhamsi and @Nature for including us in the important discussion. Indigenous throughout the Americas represent a unique resource for science and medicine. Given the 530year history, they must be protected. nature.com/articles/d4158…











The National Academies will accept submissions this March 1 – April 3, 2022 to a new award program that aims to recognize and develop excellence in science communication by research scientists and science journalists. Learn more: ow.ly/yO8M50I6UAp #scicomm #academia





