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Nutrigenomics, popular representations and the reification of "race"?

I. Introduction

The concept of "race" has long been controversial. Not only is it a profoundly socially divisive notion, its relevance to the biomedical research community remains contested. Few in the scientific community would claim that the centuries old, socially constructed categories of race--such as black, white, Asian--have true biological significance. The human species cannot be categorized along clear biological demarcations. Indeed, we humans are a remarkable genetically homogenous lot. And the more we learn about the subtle genetic variations that make each of us biologically unique, the more it seems that the social concept of "race" is a biological fiction. ...

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