Heber
01-21-2016, 07:29 PM
Genomics: DNA and diasporas
Fatimah L. C. Jackson
Nature 529, 279–280 (21 January 2016) doi:10.1038/529279a
Published online 20 January 2016
imah L. C. Jackson weighs up a study on the cultural politics of genetic testing among African Americans.
The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome
Alondra Nelson Beacon: 2016.
ISBN: 9780807033012
Genetic analyses, including research on the origins of Europeans, have been invaluable in clarifying disputed or unresolved aspects of population history. Yet studies of the genetics of African diasporas, including those in the Americas, are in their infancy. This is largely down to a lack of interest among majority-population researchers, limited historical knowledge of the groups' origins and dispersions, and a paucity of meaningful interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers exploring population substructure in the various African diasporas.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v529/n7586/full/529279a.html
This is a topic close to my heart. Although my main area of interest lies in connecting the Irish and Celtic Diaspora, this paper presents the challenges faced in developing genetics for the African Diaspora.
Fatimah L. C. Jackson
Nature 529, 279–280 (21 January 2016) doi:10.1038/529279a
Published online 20 January 2016
imah L. C. Jackson weighs up a study on the cultural politics of genetic testing among African Americans.
The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome
Alondra Nelson Beacon: 2016.
ISBN: 9780807033012
Genetic analyses, including research on the origins of Europeans, have been invaluable in clarifying disputed or unresolved aspects of population history. Yet studies of the genetics of African diasporas, including those in the Americas, are in their infancy. This is largely down to a lack of interest among majority-population researchers, limited historical knowledge of the groups' origins and dispersions, and a paucity of meaningful interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers exploring population substructure in the various African diasporas.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v529/n7586/full/529279a.html
This is a topic close to my heart. Although my main area of interest lies in connecting the Irish and Celtic Diaspora, this paper presents the challenges faced in developing genetics for the African Diaspora.