The Future of Genes and Equality: A Discussion with Kathryn Paige Harden
New Books in Anthropology
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Is There a Difference in Homogeneity in the Genes?
Japan is probably quite a good example as I understand the history of Japan and maybe wrong about this, but I think they are much you know, they've had far less immigration and population. Yeah, they're much more ethnically homogenous than most other places. So does that mean that the Japanese do have a genetic makeup that is more clearly identifiable than as you described Africa? Is there a difference there in the homogeneity in the genes? You know, that is a really good question that I don't feel qualified to answer because I'm not, I don't specialize in say the population genetic because of East Asian populations.
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