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  1. Out of Africa but not very different
    Despite our expectation that human diversity should be reflected in our genes, a study reveals surprising little variation

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2009
    Partial exerpt at: http://www.amren.com/news/2009/06/among_many_peop/
  2. Strange Fruit
    Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2008
    Malik makes the case that most anti-racists accept the belief, also held by racialists and outright racists, that differences between groups are of great importance. While racialists attribute the differences to biology, anti-racists attribute them to deep-rooted cultural traditions which are typically seen as inherent in the group. Malik argues that these positions are actually quite similar, and makes the case that racism and racial inequality are best combatted by focusing not on our differences but on what unites us. Malik also strongly criticizes the cultural relativism of many anti-racists, and their increasing tendency to reject science as some kind of western imperialist conspiracy to oppress the rest of the world.
  3. Unravelling the DNA Myth
    The spurious foundation of genetic engineering

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2002
    A survey of the implications of the collapse of molecular biology's "central dogma", that an organisms genome fully accounts for its characteristic assemblage of inherited traits. The author adresses how the biotechnology industry has been able to convince the world that genetic modifications are safe.


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