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The quote says that genetic information alone is not enough to reliably determine a person's race. It suggests that racial categories cannot be accurately read directly from genes. The statement pushes back against using genetics as a simple measure of racial identity.
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Originally said in English.
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About Craig Venter
American biotechnologist and entrepreneur, Venter co-founded Celera Genomics and led the private Human Genome Project. His work revolutionized genomics with the first commercially assembled human genome and pioneering synthetic biology research.
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