00870nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001200043653001700055653001300072100001600085700002300101700002300124700002300147245005900170856005500229300000800284490000600292520034000298022001400638       2022                            d  c2022-0110abiomaterials10aDiseases1 aErika Moore1 aJosephine B. Allen1 aConnie J. Mulligan1 aElizabeth C. Wayne00aAncestry of cells must be considered in bioengineering  uhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-021-00397-7  a2-40 v73 aBioengineered platforms, intended to be used in the investigation of human health and disease, often incorporate cells of unknown ancestry or that lack diversity. To develop tools and platforms that benefit the entire human population, we must consider the ancestry of cells and intentionally diversify the cells we use in our designs.  a2058-8437