- Out of Africa but not very different
Despite our expectation that human diversity should be reflected in our genes, a study reveals surprising little variation Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 Partial exerpt at: https://www.amren.com/news/2009/06/among_many_peop/
- The race debate: nothing to do with race
Resource Type: Article Published: 2008 Genetic differences are not the same as racial differences. Race divides human beings into a small set of discrete groups, defined usually by skin colour, appearance, or descent, sees each group as possessing a fixed set of traits and abilities and regards the differences between these groups as the defining feature of humanity. None of these ideas make scientific sense. But if the idea of race doesn't make scientific sense, why have scientists suddenly become so keen to talk about racial categories? They haven't. What they have done is become much more adept at defining genetic differences between populations.
- Strange Fruit
Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate Resource Type: Book Published: 2008 Malik makes the case that most anti-racists accept the belief, also held by racialists and outright racists, that differences between groups are of great importance. While racialists attribute the differences to biology, anti-racists attribute them to deep-rooted cultural traditions which are typically seen as inherent in the group. Malik argues that these positions are actually quite similar, and makes the case that racism and racial inequality are best combatted by focusing not on our differences but on what unites us. Malik also strongly criticizes the cultural relativism of many anti-racists, and their increasing tendency to reject science as some kind of western imperialist conspiracy to oppress the rest of the world.
- Unravelling the DNA Myth
The spurious foundation of genetic engineering Resource Type: Article Published: 2002 A survey of the implications of the collapse of molecular biology's "central dogma", that an organisms genome fully accounts for its characteristic assemblage of inherited traits. The author adresses how the biotechnology industry has been able to convince the world that genetic modifications are safe.
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