How researchers debunked ‘race science’: ‘a triumph of scientific self-correction’

Nature News2026-11-02 19:500 views

Nature, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03507-z

An account of how nineteenth-century studies aiming to find a biological basis for human races were dismantled by good scientific practices — although their effects are still felt today.

Source：https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03507-z

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