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喬納森·卡恩撰寫的文章 《瓶子裡的種族》 對首個民族藥物(一種針對非裔美國人的心力衰竭藥物)的批准進行了批判性分析。 這篇文章立即引起了藥物製造商 NitroMed 和黑人心臟病學家協會的反應,它們都為將自我認同的種族指定為一種不完美但仍然有用的手段進行辯護,以此來確定人群內的遺傳變異,並因此確定藥物反應的差異,而這些差異證明了 FDA 的批准是合理的。《瓶子裡的種族》可供讀者免費閱讀。 我們還在 InFocus 特色欄目中加入了 一系列回應和相關連結。 讀者可以訪問來自 NitroMed、黑人心臟病學家協會和作者回復的回應。 我們對讀者對這個極具爭議性話題的意見非常感興趣。

Gary Stix, senior editor of mind and brain topics at 大眾科學, edits and reports on emerging advances that have propelled brain science to the forefront of the biological sciences. Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders such as depression. Before taking over the neuroscience beat, Stix, as 大眾科學's special projects editor, was responsible for the magazine's annual single-topic special issues, conceiving of and producing issues on Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, climate change and nanotechnology. One special issue he oversaw on the topic of time in all of its manifestations won a National Magazine Award. With his wife Miriam Lacob, Stix is co-author of a technology primer called Who Gives a Gigabyte? A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed.

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