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To advance science we need to address ‘otherness’

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Belonging is an essential part of human identity. But with belonging comes ‘otherness’ — the tendency to label ‘others’ on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, ability or some other dimension. To advance science, we need to recognize how otherness affects research and implement interventions to overcome the biases that it creates.

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  1. National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Washington, DC, USA

    Jane L. Delgado

  2. Healthy Americas Foundation, Washington, DC, USA

    Jane L. Delgado

  3. National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA

    Rueben C. Warren

  4. School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA

    Rueben C. Warren

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Delgado, J.L., Warren, R.C. To advance science we need to address ‘otherness’. Nat Hum Behav 8, 622–624 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01821-y

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