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How the mixed-race mestizo myth warped science in Latin America

Researchers are trying to dismantle the flawed concept of homogeneous racial mixing that has fostered discrimination in Mexico, Brazil and other countries.
  1. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

    1. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega is a freelance journalist in Mexico City.

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Genetic studies have found a striking amount of diversity among people in Mexico. Credit: Stephania Corpi Arnaud for Nature

Nicéa Quintino Amauro always knew who she was.

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Nature 600, 374-378 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03622-z

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