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Dasgupta Challenges Genetic Biases: A Call for Inclusivity

3/23/2025

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Shoumita Dasgupta's *Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins* boldly challenges genetic essentialism, revealing how societal biases warp our understanding of genetics tied to race, gender, and disability. By highlighting the fluidity of identities, Dasgupta calls for transformative changes to foster inclusivity and confronts the dangerous misuse of genetics to uphold social hierarchies.

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Shoumita Dasgupta's *Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins* boldly challenges genetic essentialism, revealing how societal biases warp our understanding of genetics tied to race, gender, and disability. By highlighting the fluidity of identities, Dasgupta calls for transformative changes to foster inclusivity and confronts the dangerous misuse of genetics to uphold social hierarchies.