The postgenomic condition: an introduction -- The information of life or the life of information? -- Inclusion: can genomics be antiracist? -- Who represents the human genome? What is the human genome? -- Genomics for the people or the rise of the machines? -- Genomics for the 98 percent? -- The genomic open 2.0: the public v. the public -- Life on Third: knowledge and justice after the genome -- Epilogue
The Human Genome Diversity Project aimed to archive human genetic diversity through the genomes of isolated indigenous populations, initially sparking excitement among geneticists and evolutionary biologists. However, it faced significant backlash from physical anthropologists who argued it revived racist scientific categories, while indigenous-rights leaders condemned it as a "Vampire Project" that exploited indigenous people without benefiting them. Over a decade later, the initiative struggles to gain momentum, highlighting the complex intersection of science, ethics, and indigenous rights.