The sociopolitical in human genetics education
成果类型：
Editorial Material
署名作者：
Duncan, R. G.; Krishnamoorthy, R.; Harms, U.; Haskel-Ittah, M.; Kampourakis, K.; Gericke, N.; Hammann, M.; Jimenez-Aleixandre, M.; Nehm, R. H.; Reiss, M. J.; Yarden, A.
署名单位：
Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Leibniz Association; Leibniz Institut fur die Padagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universitat Kiel (IPN); Weizmann Institute of Science; University of Geneva; Karlstad University; University of Munster; Universidade de Santiago de Compostela; State University of New York (SUNY) System; Stony Brook University; University of London; University College London
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-10003
DOI：
10.1126/science.adi8227
发表日期：
2024-02-23
页码：
826-828
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摘要：
Biological and genetics research has established that racial categories have no biological or genetic basis. Social sciences have established that race is a socially and politically constructed categorization that undergirds racism, which has devastating consequences for racially oppressed groups. Continued use of race as a proxy for describing human genetic variation is therefore troubling and has received attention in the scientific community and the public arena (1, 2). There is also growing recognition of the sociopolitical nature of human genetics and genomics research itself and the sociopolitical ramifications of its findings (2). To address these problematic aspects of human genetics research and the public's perceptions of its findings, we call on scientists to openly engage sociopolitical factors in their genetics education efforts. Even for those not involved in equity and justice work, acknowledging the sociopolitical matters for the generation and communication of robust, nuanced, and productive scientific knowledge.