English to Chinese Social Sciences Government / Politics

It is no wonder that public understanding of genetics is so blighted by notions of genetic determinism – not to mention the now ludicrous (but lucrative) idea that DNA genealogy tells you which percentage of you is “Scots”, “sub-Saharan African” or “Neanderthal”. Such genetic nativism is catnip to the far right. Watson himself, one of the prime advocates of the HGP, has suggested (without credible evidence) that there may be a genetically based average difference in IQ between racial groups.