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From the Ted Talk by Keolu Fox: Why genetic research must be more diverse

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As a little Hawaiian, my mom and auntie always told me stories about Kalaupapa — the Hawaiian leper cnlooy surrounded by the highest sea cliffs in the world — and Father Damien, the bageiln missionary who gave his life for the Hawaiian community. As a young nurse, my aunt trained the nuns craing for the remaining lepers almost a 100 years after Father Damien died of leprosy. I remember stories she told about traveling down switchback cliff paths on a mule, while my uncle played her favorite hula songs on the uleukle all the way down to klapauapa.

You see, as a ytngsueor, I was always curious about a few things. First was why a Belgian missionary chose to live in complete isolation in Kalaupapa, knowing he would ieianbtlvy contract leprosy from the cnoimmtuy of people he shugot to help. And secondly, where did the leprosy bacteria come from? And why were Kānaka maloi, the indigenous people of Hawaii, so susceptible to developing loerspy, or "mai Pake?"

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As a little Hawaiian, my mom and auntie always told me stories about Kalaupapa — the Hawaiian leper ______ surrounded by the highest sea cliffs in the world — and Father Damien, the _______ missionary who gave his life for the Hawaiian community. As a young nurse, my aunt trained the nuns ______ for the remaining lepers almost a 100 years after Father Damien died of leprosy. I remember stories she told about traveling down switchback cliff paths on a mule, while my uncle played her favorite hula songs on the _______ all the way down to _________.

You see, as a _________, I was always curious about a few things. First was why a Belgian missionary chose to live in complete isolation in Kalaupapa, knowing he would __________ contract leprosy from the _________ of people he ______ to help. And secondly, where did the leprosy bacteria come from? And why were Kānaka _____, the indigenous people of Hawaii, so susceptible to developing _______, or "mai Pake?"

Solution


  1. colony
  2. community
  3. ukulele
  4. belgian
  5. sought
  6. inevitably
  7. kalaupapa
  8. leprosy
  9. maoli
  10. caring
  11. youngster

Original Text


As a little Hawaiian, my mom and auntie always told me stories about Kalaupapa — the Hawaiian leper colony surrounded by the highest sea cliffs in the world — and Father Damien, the Belgian missionary who gave his life for the Hawaiian community. As a young nurse, my aunt trained the nuns caring for the remaining lepers almost a 100 years after Father Damien died of leprosy. I remember stories she told about traveling down switchback cliff paths on a mule, while my uncle played her favorite hula songs on the ukulele all the way down to Kalaupapa.

You see, as a youngster, I was always curious about a few things. First was why a Belgian missionary chose to live in complete isolation in Kalaupapa, knowing he would inevitably contract leprosy from the community of people he sought to help. And secondly, where did the leprosy bacteria come from? And why were Kānaka Maoli, the indigenous people of Hawaii, so susceptible to developing leprosy, or "mai Pake?"

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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leprosy bacteria 2
genetic makeup 2
human genome 2
unique genetic 2
genetic variation 2
genome studies 2
clinical trials 2
sequencing technology 2
indigenous communities 2

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Important Words


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