Race genetics Addressing Crusio s comment there are markers that could be looked for for example is the PCSK9 allele this is all in the context that certain races are more susceptible to certain diseases Certain races also respond differently to medications Certain allels are prevalent in only certain races although there is race mixing as immigration and such the alleles are still passed on I m sure you all know I m alluding to NitroMed s BiDil In this case BiDil seems to help heart failure in african americans more then other races Should we not research into this Would it be racist to give african americans in the article they were self identified black patients this medicine I think a lot of the stigma around nazi s and eugenics and racism has halted the academic freedom into research into this matter People needs to understand that as an academic one must have an academic view on things If a particular drug helps a particular race then why not use it But we can t CHOOSE what results produces we must accept them in order to change ie If a particular gene allele is present in one race that s lacking in others I must ACKNOWLEDGE the difference in order to help develop methods to create possible genetic cures To turn a blind eye to this is not only limiting academic freedom but is an injustice to humanity as a whole An example is seen in the case of Lysenkoism which caused famines that killed millions