On August 15, I attended the first part of an all-day event commemorating the work of Troy Duster, a sociologist who documents the relationship between biomedical science, racism and other forms of social stratification, and public policy. The University of California-Berkeley’s Center for Genetics and Society, which aims to “encourage responsible uses and effective societal governance of human genetic and reproductive technologies and other emerging technologies,” hosted the event. Dorothy Roberts gave the opening address and framed her remarks around the pervasive myths that exist regarding the relationship between science and race and how these myths help naturalize racial health disparities. Continue reading