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Geneticists Decry Book On Race and Evolution

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-my-name-out-of-your-book dept.

sciencehabit writes "A best-seller by former New York Times science writer Nicholas Wade about recent human evolution and its potential effects on human cultures has drawn critical reviews since its spring publication. Now, nearly 140 senior human population geneticists around the world, many of whose work was cited in the book, have signed a letter to The New York Times Book Review stating that Wade has misinterpreted their work. The letter criticizes "Wade's misappropriation of research from our field to support arguments about differences among human societies."

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  1. PC people might have defective DNA by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: -1, Troll

    Looking at this thread --- http://science.slashdot.org/st... --- I can't help but think that people who are so adamantly political correct might have been because their DNA are defective

    I know, I know, I know that this is just a wild conjecture --- I have tried very hard to prove myself wrong, but so far I have yet to find the concrete proof yet

    --
    Muchas Gracias, Señor Edward Snowden !
  2. Re:Politically Correct Science by pjh3000 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The problem with that is they didn't come to this conclusion on their own, they were pressured to tow the Politically Correct agenda or face public exposure. After all, they don't want to lose their funding. That's not science, that's extortion.