Quantum computing has the potential to facilitate that process. We are researchers with a long-standing interest in finding ways to use genetics in the clinic and developing new technologies to study the human genome.

That is because scientists keen to achieve more precise control over an organism’s genetics are experimenting with a surprising approach that leaves the genome itself unharmed. The principle behind gene editing sounds simple.

Research into human genomic diversity has a number of applications in biomedicine, evolution, and history. However, many populations have historically been underrepresented on the human genomic map. This is the case of Native American populations,