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  • theUnlikely@sopuli.xyz
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    6 months ago

    Pardon my ignorance, but aren’t the skulls often shaped a bit differently? If the textbook was just showing that and not saying something about one shape making a certain race superior, is that still a problem?

    Different races will often have little differences right? My favorite example is the gene variant ABCC11 that is extremely common in South Korea. It limits the production of odorous sweat by reducing the activity of apocrine glands. I think it also affects whether ear wax is wet or dry. I’m kind of jealous of that one and am waiting for CRISPR to be available for it. Well maybe not, but I’d at least think about it.

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      6 months ago

      I did not know that. I’m part Korean and my friend keeps telling me I always smell fine even when I’m camping for days. Always thought it was a myth though. Kinda cool

    • TwinTusks@bitforged.space
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      6 months ago

      I do believe there are differences in different race of people, isn’t there a small part in Africa where the population are best suited for running? However, there shouldn’t be much difference in skulls by itself. All infants are borned with malleble skull until age of two or so.