Taking race out of human genetics

Science56.90
Volume: 351, Issue: 6273, Pages: 564 - 565
Published: Feb 5, 2016
Abstract
In the wake of the sequencing of the human genome in the early 2000s, genome pioneers and social scientists alike called for an end to the use of race as a variable in genetic research ( 1 , 2 ). Unfortunately, by some measures, the use of race as a biological category has increased in the postgenomic age ( 3 ). Although inconsistent definition and use has been a chief problem with the race concept, it has historically been used as a taxonomic...
Paper Details
Title
Taking race out of human genetics
Published Date
Feb 5, 2016
Journal
Volume
351
Issue
6273
Pages
564 - 565
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