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Biobank: Inside Kemri’s new DNA library for Kenyan tribes

They explained that their work could change how the criminal justice system uses DNA

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by JOHN MUCHANGI

News01 September 2025 - 06:40
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The DNA project, led by senior research scientist at Kemri Eva Aluvaala-Nambati, has been ongoing for the last four years but has now published its first results.


Researchers at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), have created the most comprehensive genetic data of Kenyan tribes available today, known as a forensic biobank.

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