Pepper, Michael S.Towers, WayneDandara, ColletDe Vries, JantinaDhai, Amaboo2019-08-202019-08-202019Pepper, M.S. et al. 2019. An optimistic vision for biosciences in South Africa: reply to Thaldar et al. (2019). South African journal of science, 115(7-8): Article no a0312. [https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/a0312]0038-23531996-7489 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10394/33231https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/6765/7965https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/a0312Our reply to Thaldar et al.’s1 response to the ASSAf report2 on human genetics and genomics focuses on two elements of the Report which they highlight, namely ubuntu and sovereignty. The lack of engagement with other issues raised by Thaldar et al. does not acknowledge agreement with those viewsenUbuntuSovereigntyHuman genomicsArticle