European Testing For 'Racial Purity': A Concern
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:31
in Biology & Nature
In the giant 'Europeans are far more anti-science than Americans' file, we can now add another section on racism.Science can use genetic testing to understand risk factors - some groups have a greater risk than others - but that means interested groups can also do other things with the results. Europe is terrifically racist, you will never hear a racial slur, much less a stadium-wide chant, at an American sporting event but you are guaranteed to have them at the EURO CUP 2012 tournament. Western Europe is at least trying to drive it out and all those 'end racism' banners are a puzzle to western football viewers but at least they care.Yet now racists have a new weapon; genetics. read more