CHINA-INTERNAL: CHINA BUILDING FIRST ETHNIC DNA DATA BASE IN YUNNAN

According to a statement sent by Shunxi to the Global Times, China is to build its first DNA database from ethnic minorities of Yunnan Province to assist research into diseases and biological traits. The Yunnan Provincial Academy of Science and Technology, the maternity and pediatric hospital of Kunming and Shunxi Regenerative Medicine Company are cooperating on building the bio-bank. By collecting and storing the genetic information garnered from the hospitals, Shunxi will strive to preserve stem cells and ultimately the biodiversity of ethnic groups.

(Comment: Yunnan Province hosts 25 ethnic minorities.) 






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