1.0The New Atlantishttps://www.thenewatlantis.comBrianhttps://www.thenewatlantis.com/author/brianshimrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/hapmap-revolution-or-hype">HapMap—Revolution or Hype?</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/hapmap-revolution-or-hype/embed" width="600" height="338" title="“HapMap—Revolution or Hype?” — The New Atlantis" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Although the mapping of the human genome is more or less complete, it is becoming clear that using the newly compiled data for medical research will not be as simple as some imagined. While in the past scientists have had some success in identifying the roots of diseases caused by single-gene abnormalities (like cystic fibrosis or Huntington’s disease), the genetic sources of more common but more complicated multi-gene diseases remain elusive. One promising approach to the problem would make use of a recent discovery about the limits of human genetic variability. Rather than being transmitted to new generations nearly at...https://www.thenewatlantis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/social-share-default.png930488