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New Fri 16 Apr 21 21:12 
 Beer o’clock - Manatee
>> So is it racist to point out that sickle cell anaemia is genetically linked to
>> race?

I'm not the authority on this but is that a meaningful analogue? What it is linked to is a mutation in the relevant gene, of which IIRC there are variants found in different populations, and it affects all races more or less - and it isn't confined to people of African descent.

Inter alia, apparently it tends to die out naturally by selection where malaria is not prevalent. Where malaria is prevalent, sickle cell disease actually confers a benefit in relation to the severity of malarial infection, or something like that.

Going back to Adam Rutherford, who isn't God either but he is a geneticist, I came away with the view that race is a social construct and not especially meaningful, and not really about genetics.

Anyway I admit to being slightly out of my depth, but staying in the shallow end is really a waste of time IMO:)

Edit - I think I've decided I have nothing to say on race as a concept - it seems to do more harm than good.
Last edited by: Manatee on Fri 16 Apr 21 at 21:14
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