Population Genetics in Israel in the 1950s: The Unconscious Internalization of Ideology (2003)
Kirsh, Nurit (Author)
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 94
Pages: 631--655
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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