Jamie D. Brooks, Meredith L. King, Center for American Progress. January 18, 2008. The media and medical community have grossly oversimplified links between genetics, race and disease.
Jesse Reynolds, AlterNet. January 18, 2008. Gregory Clark's book A Farewell to Alms suggests that race- and class-based inequality is inherent -- perhaps even deserved.
Marcy Darnovsky, AlterNet. October 19, 2007. A new Nobel laureate's work shows that the prospect of genetically engineering children is controversial but no longer just a fantasy.
Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2007. Pam Spaulding: Just because you're the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA doesn't make you an expert on race and intelligence.
Laura Wright, OnEarth Magazine. August 9, 2007. Discoveries about how chemicals and environmental toxins interact with our DNA and make us susceptible to disease could revolutionize our concept of illness.