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Well-designed science education via social media may help to reach a larger group of audiences with the aim of reducing the boundaries between researchers and the public. This may, in turn, move basic science toward translational improvement in human health and agriculture.
We are inviting presubmission enquiries for Articles, Perspectives and Analyses on human, animal, plant and microbial genetics and genomics from Africa, by corresponding authors living and working in African countries, with the aim of publishing an issue of the journal devoted to African genetics.
A number of journalistic reports over the last year have drawn attention to dismaying trends in maternal and fetal health in the United States, particularly among African Americans. This public health crisis highlights the need for research into the genetic basis of maternal–fetal health and consideration of the genetic risk factors and exposures of women and children in diverse populations more broadly.