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I don't understand this field but wouldn't creating a reference model be an ethical and cultural nightmare? I would assume that researchers will be forced to ma

I don't understand this field but wouldn't creating a reference model be an ethical and cultural nightmare? I would assume that researchers will be forced to make a very diluted version of this reference model which cannot be tied to any race, which at the end of the day may not be much useful.

wolco 8y ago
It wouldn't be the perfect human rather the commojpn traits. People look for uncommon beauty, no one ever said look how average she/he is.
shusson 8y ago
On average there is only a 0.6% difference between human genomes [1]. And the reference genome already exists and is constantly being updated [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genetic_variation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genetic_variation [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_genome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_genome