The Guardian - Why racism is not backed by science

Obviously still a highly contested concept, the idea that our genetics do not support common perceptions of race or racial divides is one that can be uncomfortable on various levels. 

Geneticist and author Adam Rutherford tackles the science behind "race" in his 2015 article "Why racism is not backed by science" - touching also on issues of evolution of language and controversial theories on race. 


He acknowledges in another piece, "Why scientific truth may hurt," that his ideas on the biological non-existence of “race” prompted anger and online abuse from readers, however continued to focus on the idea that:

Modern genetics has unearthed a treasure trove of information about humans that was previously veiled or indecipherable, one of which is that some sets of genetic signatures broadly correlate with large land masses, especially ones bound by oceans. But these are neither exclusive nor essential associations with the way we use the term “race”.

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