Decoding racial ideology in genomics
Auteur :
Williams, Johnny E.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739148969
Date de publication :
23 mars 2018
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
277 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Although the human genome exists apart from society, genomicists’ thinking is informed by their inability to escape the wake of the “race†concept. The book reveals that genomicists’ preoccupation with race—regardless of good or ill intent—contributes to its perception as a category of differences that is scientifically rigorous.