TY - JOUR KW - biomaterials KW - Diseases AU - Erika Moore AU - Josephine B. Allen AU - Connie J. Mulligan AU - Elizabeth C. Wayne AB - Bioengineered 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. BT - Nature Reviews Materials DA - 2022-01 DO - 10.1038/s41578-021-00397-7 IS - 1 LA - en N2 - Bioengineered 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. PY - 2022 SP - 2 EP - 4 T2 - Nature Reviews Materials TI - Ancestry of cells must be considered in bioengineering UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-021-00397-7 VL - 7 Y2 - 2023-10-31 SN - 2058-8437 ER -