"White Bias in Genetic Research May Hurt Health" by Vicky Stein

Question

[H]eavily biased genetic databases could—and do—lead scientists and doctors to diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments that might be relevant to people with European genes, but not for people from other racial backgrounds.

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

Answer 1

The two statements that directly support the author's claim about the white bias in genetic research and its potential harm to 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. "And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."

These statements highlight the importance of including diverse populations in genetic research to avoid exacerbating health inequalities and recognize the potential issues that arise when treatments do not account for genetic variations across different racial backgrounds.