Response to ASHG: Science and Politics Should Be Mutually Sanctuarized

To the Editor: A recent ASHG Perspective 1 ASHGASHG denounces attempts to link genetics and racial supremacy. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 2018; 103 : 636 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (1) Google Scholar has raised the danger of using genetic data for supporting racial supremacy. Needless to say, I totally adhere to the antiracist goals of the perspective. However, I am afraid the selected strategy is not a relevant one. The article tries to empty the foundations of racism by demonstrating that the concept of race has no biological meaning. This argument follows the long-used “absolute paradigmatic shift.” 2 Goodman A. http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-01-07.htm Date: 2003 Google Scholar In my opinion, the ASHG perspective is disputable from two points of view