Despite being a preventable disease, thalassaemia continues to spread in Bangladesh, with an average of around 15 children born with this blood disorder every day.
Despite being a preventable disease, thalassaemia continues to spread in Bangladesh, with an average of around 15 children born with this blood disorder every day.
The next destination on our World of Genomics tour is the island nation of Cyprus. Kípros in Greek and Kıbrıs in Turkish, Cyprus is found in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Geographically, the island is located in Asia, but Cyprus is actually part of Europe and shares cultural elements from both continents. Having been inhabited for more than 10 millennia, the country has soaked up the culture, languages and history of generations of conquerors, pilgrims and travellers.