DeSalle, Rob
Understanding Race (Understanding Life)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781009055581
- author:
- DeSalle, Rob
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 188
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Science, Biology, Evolution,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Understanding Race by Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall explores the concept of human variation in a way that challenges traditional notions of race. The authors examine how biological variations across the planet have emerged, but argue that these differences cannot be understood as discrete races. Instead, they consider the evolution of diversification in nature and the history of attitudes towards human variation. This book also discusses the application of racial classifications to genomic studies, highlighting the limitations of such approaches and the benefits of individualized genomics for clinical treatments.
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