[HIGHLIGHTS] What does it mean that the "Tang Yao" genome has achieved a historic breakthrough?

The "Tang Yao" genome has achieved a historic breakthrough. The existing human reference genome is biased when used for Chinese people.

The current mainstream view is that the difference between the genomes of different races is only one thousandth of the actual difference. In 2020, a Chinese reference genome will arrive suitable for clinical practice, says Gao Zhancheng, a professor at Peking University People's Hospital. He Zhong led the team to diagnose multiple cases of orphan lung diseases for the first time. He said that this deviation will also affect the development of targeted drugs.