The Ethical and Social Implications of Exploring African American Genealogies

ABSTRACT In June 2002, the University of Minnesota hosted a conference to explore the implications of using genetic technologies and genealogical methods to reconstruct African identity. This paper includes transcribed remarks from that conference by Annette Dula, Marian Gray Secundy and Charmaine R...

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Published in:Developing world bioethics 2003-12, Vol.3 (2), p.133-141
Main Authors: Dula, Annette, Royal, Charmaine, Secundy, Marian Gray, Miles, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans - ethnology
African Americans - genetics
African Continental Ancestry Group - genetics
African-Americans
Ancestry
Bioethics
Biological anthropology
Development studies
Genealogy
Genetic Research - ethics
Genetic Testing - ethics
Genetics
Genetics, Population
Human genetics
Humans
Identity
Minnesota
Motivation
Pedigree
Prejudice
Science and technology
Social Identification
Technology
U.S.A
United States
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Summary:ABSTRACT In June 2002, the University of Minnesota hosted a conference to explore the implications of using genetic technologies and genealogical methods to reconstruct African identity. This paper includes transcribed remarks from that conference by Annette Dula, Marian Gray Secundy and Charmaine Royal.
ISSN:1471-8731
1471-8847
DOI:10.1046/j.1471-8731.2003.00069.x