HISC 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Genome Editing, First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Herbicide
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Differentiating people was rooted in the beginning of science. Science in 19th century was more about quantifying and measurements. No longer about looking/studying at nature; now they"re looking at evolution and how things develop. Samuel george morton said that bigger brains were linked with smarter/better people. Darwin: natural selection and survival of the fittest. (cid:522)to give to the more suitable races or strains of blood a better chance of prevailing speedily over the less suitable than they otherwise would have had(cid:523) Became director of cold spring harbor lab where he founded. Eugenics record office which was to improve the natural qualities of the human family through genetics. In 1924, virginia adopted a statute authorizing the compulsory sterilization of the mentally retarded. Virginia state colony for epileptics and feebleminded sentenced carrie buck to compulsory sterilization. Mother was a prostitution, child was retarded, then had a baby, which was also diagnosed as retarded.
