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The study of human genetic differences is rapidly changing science, but how can we study these differences without promoting racism and social harm?

The Human Genomics without Racism (HUGERA) project brings together geneticists, philosophers, and social scientists to create tools for an ethically sound science of human variation.

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  • New Publication
    by HUGERA Team
    In another collaboration with Yasmin Haddad, Celso Neto has published the paper “Navigating Values in Scientific Recommendations.” The paper examines recommendations on the use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genomics.
  • July Talks
    by HUGERA Team
    It is conference season! Talks by members of HUGERA this month: July 15th, “The ‘Muslim Genome’: From Eugenic Pasts to Genomic Futures” by Tayyaba Jiwani (HSS, Edinburgh, UK) July 16th, “Signal and Noise in Human Population Genetics” by Celso Neto (SPSP, Cambridge) July 17th, “How do considerations of race inform scientific practice in genomic research… Read more: July Talks
  • New Publications
    by HUGERA Team
    Celso Neto is one of the co-editors, alongside Stephan Guttinger (Exeter) and Sabina Leonelli (TU Munich) of the open-access volume “Life Beyond Human Boundaries: John Dupré’s Philosophy and the Interdisciplinary Study of the Life Sciences.” Celso also contributed to the introductory chapter. The volume engages with the work of John Dupré, philosopher of biology whose… Read more: New Publications
  • Summer Talks
    by HUGERA Team
    The HUGERA team has been doing several talks this summer. We will post a full schedule soon. Here is the next one:
  • Handbook of Values and Science
    by HUGERA Team
    Celso Neto is a contributing author in the Routledge Handbook of Values and Science. This comprehensive and authoritative edited volume is now open access! We thank Kevin Elliott and Ted Richards for this editorial work!

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