Race holds little importance in biology, genetics
The Daily Cardinal
By Dinesh Ramde
Published: Monday, April 19, 2004
Health statistics are often broken down into categories by race. But increasingly, scientists question whether race is a meaningless concept that has no basis in biology or genetics.
This was the concern of 40 scientists and ethicists at the “Race, Genetics & Disease” symposium at Grainger Hall April 16 and 17. The symposium was sponsored by UW-Madison’s Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies.