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"The unexpected story of how genetic testing is affecting race in America, "--NoveList.
First publish date: 2016
Authors: Alondra Nelson
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Explores the ways science, politics, and large corporations affect race in the twenty-first century, discussing the efforts and results of the Human Genome Project, and describing how technology-driven science researchers are developing a genetic definition of race.

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