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A brief history of the political work of genetics.

Jurimetrics - 1 Jan 2002

Nelkin Dorothy

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The biological sciences have long been used to define distinctions between people and to define inequalities as a natural consequence of essential biological traits. Today, geneticists draw distinctions on the basis of genetic predispositions. Their population-based methods can reinforce stereotypes about race and ethnic differences, providing concepts, validated by science, through which group differences can be...

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