Genetics and developing countries

Community genetics in developing countries.

Medical genetics in developing countries.

Since Watson & Crick's 1953 description of the structure of DNA, significant progress has been achieved in the control of congenital disorders, most of which has benefited industrialized countries. Little advantage accrued to developing nations, most of which in the same time frame achieved a significant epidemiological transition, resulting in congenital disorders attaining public health signi...

Poultry genetics and breeding in developing countries

Distribution, management anD ProDuctivity of Poultry genotyPes in most developing countries, there are two parallel poultry industries: one using high-performing commercial layer or broiler genotypes; and the other based on lower-performing, dual-purpose indigenous breeds. the proportions in these two categories vary widely among countries, but in lower-income countries, indigenous stock compri...

Will developing countries benefit from their participation in genetics research?

There is an increase in the amount of genetics research being conducted in both developed and limited resource countries. Most of this research is sponsored by developed countries. There are concerns in limited resource countries on how the benefits from this research are currently being shared or will be shared in the future. There is need for caution, to ensure that populations from limited r...

Developing leaders? Developing countries?

A visit to Ghana, with the hosts interested in developing leaders and the guest interested in developing countries, led to a questioning of both. Three approaches to development are discussed. The top-down government planning approach, discredited with the fall of communism, has been replaced by an outside-in ‘globalisation’ approach, which is now promoted as the way to develop an economy. But ...