Removing race from human genetic research
A group of scientists are urging their colleagues to take a step forward and stop using racial categories when researching and studying human genetics.
Feb 4, 2016
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A group of scientists are urging their colleagues to take a step forward and stop using racial categories when researching and studying human genetics.
Feb 4, 2016
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Researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics of Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) have analyzed the full texts of 119 articles from the Lit COVID database ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Racial and ethnic groups can be underrepresented in medical research. So what is the makeup of participants in randomized clinical trials of common dermatologic conditions? A review article published online by JAMA Dermatology ...
Jan 4, 2017
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Rachel Dolezal was born to white parents and raised as a white child, but privately "transitioned" to a self-identified black woman after attending (and suing) the historically black Howard University. She first made headlines ...
Oct 3, 2016
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Throughout U.S. history, individuals who were part-white and part-black were typically treated as black, a tendency that has been called the "one-drop rule."
Sep 3, 2015
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Multiracial people may be misidentified more often as being white than black and may value being accurately identified more so than single-race individuals, according to research presented at APA's 121st Annual Convention.
Aug 2, 2013
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Many black or racially mixed women in Venezuela are undergoing nose jobs in an effort to look whiter, but the procedure only temporarily improves their self-esteem and body image in a culture that values whiteness, a Dartmouth ...
Jul 5, 2013
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