Trump, Musk's Controversial Genetics

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Trump and Musk are obsessed with genetics – but there’s no science behind their simplistic views | Jonathan Roberts

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shared unsavoury views on genetics.

Trump is an enthusiastic advocate of racehorse theory’, which he shares with white supremacists.

Musk has his own equally baffling take on genetics infused with a characteristic messiah complex.

Genetic determinism has a long history of being used to justify violence, particularly by the far right.

There is evidence that some on the far right are tracking academic fields and broadcasting flawed interpretations of scholarly research papers as soon as they are available.

Rightly wary of this kind of activity, some scientists are now publishing journal articles discussing how to stop genetics being co-opted by extremists.

Science ethics organisations such as Cera provide resources to the same end.

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