Inventing the Thrifty Gene

Auteur: Hay, Travis
Editeur: University of Manitoba Press
Examines the relationship between science and settler colonialism through the lens of 'Aboriginal diabetes' and the thrifty gene hypothesis, which posits that Indigenous peoples are genetically predisposed to type-II diabetes and obesity due to their alleged hunter-gatherer genes.

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Examines the relationship between science and settler colonialism through the lens of 'Aboriginal diabetes' and the thrifty gene hypothesis, which posits that Indigenous peoples are genetically predisposed to type-II diabetes and obesity due to their alleged hunter-gatherer genes.
ISBN / EAN 9780887559402
Auteur Hay, Travis
Editeur University of Manitoba Press