{"id":34236,"date":"2013-11-12T04:26:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T04:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=34236"},"modified":"2013-12-09T02:16:11","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T02:16:11","slug":"whats-biology-got-to-do-with-it-the-social-life-of-genetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=34236","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Biology Got to Do with It? The Social Life of Genetics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbbg.brooklynhistory.org\/blog\/whats-biology-got-do-it-social-life-genetics\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s Biology Got to Do with It? The Social Life of Genetics<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynhistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Historical Society<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cbbg.brooklynhistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations<\/a><br \/>\nSaturday, 2013-11-16, 15:00-18:00 EST (Local Time)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cbbg.brooklynhistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynhistory.org\/graphics\/LittleCBBGlogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Part One of the reading series <em>Quantifying Bloodlines<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>What do we learn about ourselves through genetics and genealogy?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How does DNA connect with what we know about our family\u2019s ancestry and cultural heritage?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join anthropologist, <a href=\"http:\/\/cbbg.brooklynhistory.org\/people\/jennifer-scott\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Scott<\/a> in conversation with sociologist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annmorning.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Morning<\/a>, author of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=15043\" target=\"_blank\">The Nature of Race: How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Difference<\/a><\/em> (2011), for a discussion examining the social life of DNA.<\/p>\n<p>Having read <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/book\/168191\/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-by-rebecca-skloot\" target=\"_blank\">The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/a><\/em> by Rebecca Skloot, we will explore the tremendous social impact of one woman\u2019s cellular legacy upon the world. We will discuss the impact on her direct descendants as Henrietta Lacks&#8217; family discovers how their genes were used to make unprecedented medical advancements and enormous profits without their consent. Looking at the connections between biology and culture, this discussion session will explore the meanings of heredity, inheritance, and questions of bioethics.<\/p>\n<p>Please plan to have read the book prior to our meeting.<\/p>\n<p>This reading and discussion group is co-sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MixedRaceStudies.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbbg.brooklynhistory.org\/blog\/whats-biology-got-do-it-social-life-genetics\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Biology Got to Do with It? The Social Life of Genetics Brooklyn Historical Society Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations Saturday, 2013-11-16, 15:00-18:00 EST (Local Time) Part One of the reading series Quantifying Bloodlines What do we learn about ourselves through genetics and genealogy? 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