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Constance B. Hilliard

Ancestral Genomics - African American Health in the Age of Precision Medicine

English · Hardback

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About the author

Constance B. Hilliard is Professor of History at the University of North Texas. She is the author of several books, including Straightening the Bell Curve: How Stereotypes about Black Masculinity Drive Research on Race and Intelligence.

Summary

Race is a social reality, not a biological one. Yet African Americans are poorly served by even advanced genetic medicine because it is built on European DNA. Constance Hilliard explores the benefits and drawbacks of racial heuristics in medicine and argues for nonessentializing methods of harnessing genomic science on behalf of people of color.

Product details

Authors	Constance B. Hilliard
Publisher	Harvard University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.04.2024

EAN	9780674268609
ISBN	978-0-674-26860-9
No. of pages	208
Subjects	Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology Ethnic Studies, MEDICAL / Ethics, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, MEDICAL / Genetics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Medical Genetics, Genetics (non-medical), Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to African American / Black American people

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