Why experts recommend ditching racial labels in genetic studies

Such labels don’t explain biological and genetic diversity, but can cause stigma

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Human biological diversity is a continuum, but racial labels imply that people fall into discreet categories. For that reason, race should no longer be used to classify populations in most genetics research, a U.S. National Academies panel says.

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Race should no longer be used to describe populations in most genetics studies, a panel of experts says.