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The South African Khoe-San communities are no strangers to exploitative research. One research team is trying to provide genetic ancestry results to community members. But they still face many challenges.
Studying ancient DNA in Africa is valuable for understanding human evolution, population migrations, and human history locally, regionally and globally.
It’s all too common for local scholars to be sidelined in what are supposed to be genuine research partnerships.
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Adjunct Professor, Njala University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis
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Professor in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis