Genes do not operate in a vacuum, and neither should our research

Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko; Markia Smith

doi:10.1038/s41588-021-00802-5

Genes do not operate in a vacuum, and neither should our research

Nat Genet. 2021 Mar;53(3):255-256. doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00802-5.

Authors

Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko^{1

2}, Markia Smith^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford, CA, USA. daphnem@stanford.edu.
² BlackInGenetics, . daphnem@stanford.edu.
³ BlackInGenetics.
⁴ University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Abstract

It’s time for a paradigm shift in the scientific enterprise. Our social responsibilities, especially as stakeholders in a field such as genetics, are central to the responsible conduct of research.

MeSH terms

Anemia, Sickle Cell / genetics
Black or African American
Clinical Trials as Topic
Female
Gene-Environment Interaction*
Human Genetics* / ethics
Human Genetics* / trends
Humans
Serial Publications
Social Responsibility*
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
White People / genetics

Grants and funding

T32 HG008953/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States