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Via MediaGenetics and Justice: Why Understanding DNA Matters For Social Equality w/Kathryn Paige HardenThe discovery and study of genetics began in 1896 when a Swiss chemist, Johann Friedrich Miescher identified a protein that he called nuclein, which later became known as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Then in 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick identified the now famous double-helix structure of DNA giving us further insight into the structural foundation of our biology. But what this molecule actually means has been complicated by eugenic philosophies, racism, and scientific misunderstandings of causal relationships, all used as a biological justification for our social stratifications. In response, those who care deeply about equality and social justice have derided genetic...2022-12-131h 05