Article ID: CBB000410781

Population Genetics in Israel in the 1950s: The Unconscious Internalization of Ideology (2003)

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This essay describes the effects of Zionist ideology on research into human population genetics carried out in Israel during the 1950s and early 1960s. I argue that the internalization of the dominant Zionist narrative is reflected in the articles that were written by Israeli geneticists and physicians during these years. My claim is based on a comparison of articles about human population genetics written and published by Israeli scientists between 1951 and 1963 with similar articles written by non-Israelis. The comparison reveals that during this period the Israeli human geneticists and physicians emphasized the sociological and historical aspects of their research and used their work, among other things, as a vehicle for establishing a national identity and confirming the Zionist narrative.

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Authors & Contributors
Lipphardt, Veronika
Barbujani, Guido
Germann, Pascal
TallBear, Kimberly
Sommer, Marianne
Sachse, Carola
Concepts
Human genetics
Genetics
Science and race
Biographies
DNA; RNA
Science and politics
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
19th century
Places
United States
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Australia
Soviet Union
Institutions
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, Menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik
Human Genome Project
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