New article:
Leading Harvard geneticist David Reich confirms the biological existence of ‘race’
"In 2018, two articles written by leading Harvard geneticist, David Reich, were published in the New York Times: How to Talk About ‘Race’ and Genetics and How Genetics Is Changing Our Understanding of ‘Race’. In both articles, he argued that the “social construct” (man-made categorization) of race accurately maps to the genetic/biological reality of race. However, the articles were, essentially, a plea for sanity on the Left-Wing."
Here are the relevant quotes from David Reich:
“As a geneticist I also know that it is simply no longer possible to ignore average genetic differences among ‘races.'”
“While race may be a social construct, differences in genetic ancestry that happen to correlate to many of today’s racial constructs are real.”
“To insist that no meaningful average differences among human populations are possible is harmful. It is perceived as misleading, even patronizing, by the general public.”
“Genetic studies have demonstrated differences across populations not just in the genetic determinants of simple traits such as skin color, but also in more complex traits like bodily dimensions and susceptibility to diseases.”
“Genetic variations are likely to affect behavior and cognition just as they affect other traits.”
“Given that all genetically determined traits differ somewhat among populations, we should expect that there will be differences in the average effects, including in traits like behavior.”
“Present-day human populations […] have in a number of instances been largely isolated from one another for tens of thousands of years. These long separations have provided adequate opportunity for the frequencies of genetic variations to change.”
“The ancestors of East Asians, Europeans, West Africans and Australians were, until recently, almost completely isolated from one another for 40,000 years or longer, which is more than sufficient time for the forces of evolution to work.”
“Well-meaning people who deny the possibility of substantial biological differences among human populations are digging themselves into an indefensible position, one that will not survive the onslaught of science.”
Leading Harvard geneticist David Reich confirms the biological existence of ‘race’
"In 2018, two articles written by leading Harvard geneticist, David Reich, were published in the New York Times: How to Talk About ‘Race’ and Genetics and How Genetics Is Changing Our Understanding of ‘Race’. In both articles, he argued that the “social construct” (man-made categorization) of race accurately maps to the genetic/biological reality of race. However, the articles were, essentially, a plea for sanity on the Left-Wing."
Here are the relevant quotes from David Reich:
“As a geneticist I also know that it is simply no longer possible to ignore average genetic differences among ‘races.'”
“While race may be a social construct, differences in genetic ancestry that happen to correlate to many of today’s racial constructs are real.”
“To insist that no meaningful average differences among human populations are possible is harmful. It is perceived as misleading, even patronizing, by the general public.”
“Genetic studies have demonstrated differences across populations not just in the genetic determinants of simple traits such as skin color, but also in more complex traits like bodily dimensions and susceptibility to diseases.”
“Genetic variations are likely to affect behavior and cognition just as they affect other traits.”
“Given that all genetically determined traits differ somewhat among populations, we should expect that there will be differences in the average effects, including in traits like behavior.”
“Present-day human populations […] have in a number of instances been largely isolated from one another for tens of thousands of years. These long separations have provided adequate opportunity for the frequencies of genetic variations to change.”
“The ancestors of East Asians, Europeans, West Africans and Australians were, until recently, almost completely isolated from one another for 40,000 years or longer, which is more than sufficient time for the forces of evolution to work.”
“Well-meaning people who deny the possibility of substantial biological differences among human populations are digging themselves into an indefensible position, one that will not survive the onslaught of science.”