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white bias in genetic research may hurt health by vicky stein heavily biased genetic databases could—and do—lead scientists and doctors to diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments that might be relevant to people with european genes, but not for people from other racial backgrounds. © newshour productions llc. all rights reserved. use the claim to answer the question. which statements from the genetic research has a white bias, and it may be hurting everyone’s health article represent reasons that directly support the author’s claim? select the two correct answers. (1 point) and health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems. modern humans originated on the continent of africa more than 300,000 years ago, and subsequent generations migrated across the land, with groups intermarrying or splitting apart. the lack of genetic diversity is a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity, said esteban burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the university of california, san francisco, and was not involved in the new paper. any two humans in the world share about 99.9 percent of their dna with one another... if we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities, said sarah tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the university of pennsylvania

Explanation:

1. Analyze each statement:

• "And health treatments that don't take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems." This statement directly supports the claim as it shows how the white bias (not accounting for diverse populations) in genetic research can hurt health by causing problems with treatments.
• "Modern humans originated on the continent of Africa more than 300,000 years ago, and subsequent generations migrated across the land, with groups intermarrying or splitting apart." This is about human origin and migration, not related to the white bias in genetic research hurting health.
• "The lack of genetic diversity is 'a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity,' said Esteban Burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and was not involved in the new paper." This statement supports the claim by highlighting the negative aspects (social injustice, missed opportunity) of the lack of genetic diversity (related to white bias) in research.
• "Any two humans in the world share about 99.9 percent of their DNA with one another..." This is a general fact about human DNA similarity, not related to the claim.
• "If we don't include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities," said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania." This statement directly supports the claim as it shows that not including diverse populations (white bias) can exacerbate health inequalities, hurting health.

1. Select the two correct ones: The statements that directly support the claim are "And health treatments that don't take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems." and "If we don't include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities," said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania." (Also, the statement about lack of genetic diversity being a social injustice and missed opportunity can be considered, but typically the first and the last (about exacerbating health inequalities) are more direct in showing harm to health. However, based on the options, the two correct are:

• "And health treatments that don't take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
• "If we don't include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities," said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."
• Also, the statement with Esteban Burchard's quote about lack of genetic diversity being a social injustice and missed opportunity is also a valid support. But usually, the two most direct in showing harm to health are the ones about treatment problems and exacerbating health inequalities.

Answer:

• "And health treatments that don't take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
• "If we don't include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities," said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."

(Note: The statement "The lack of genetic diversity is 'a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity,' said Esteban Burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and was not involved in the new paper." is also a valid support, but depending on the context, the two above are more focused on health harm directly.)