S cience and medicine have a long and troubling history of reinforcing racist, anti-ethnic, and sexist attitudes and beliefs, as well as ignoring and mistreating marginalized people. In their editorial… Click to show full abstract
S cience and medicine have a long and troubling history of reinforcing racist, anti-ethnic, and sexist attitudes and beliefs, as well as ignoring and mistreating marginalized people. In their editorial in Nature, 26 entitled “Science must overcome its racist legacy”, Nobles et al describe how the scientific enterprise has reinforced racist beliefs and cultures over time. For example, the authors discuss the impact of colonization on racism, including how apartheid, imperialism, colonialism, slavery
               
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