Which statements from the “Genetic research has a white bias, and it may be hurting everyone’s health” article represent reasons that directly support the author's claim? Select the two correct answers.

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"And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
"And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."

"Any two humans in the world share about 99.9 percent of their DNA with one another. . ."
"Any two humans in the world share about 99.9 percent of their DNA with one another. . ."

"'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."
"'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."

"Modern humans originated on the continent of Africa more than 300,000 years ago, and subsequent generations migrated across the land, with groups intermarrying or splitting apart."
"Modern humans originated on the continent of Africa more than 300,000 years ago, and subsequent generations migrated across the land, with groups intermarrying or splitting apart."

"The lack of genetic diversity is “a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity,” said Esteban Burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and was not involved in the new paper."

Answer 1

The two statements that directly support the author's claim about the bias in genetic research and its implications for health are:

1. "'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."

2. "The lack of genetic diversity is “a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity,” said Esteban Burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and was not involved in the new paper."

These statements highlight the consequences of not including diverse populations in genetic research, emphasizing the risk of exacerbating health inequalities and recognizing the social implications of this lack of diversity.