Of course, Collins was correct; race is a crude and incomplete mechanism for understanding genetic differences. But we must fight illness with the data we have, not the data we wish we had.
柯林斯的想法当然是对的；从种族的角度理解遗传差异既肤浅又不完整。但我们必需利用已经掌握、而不是希望能够掌握的数据来战胜疾病。尽管在政治和道德领域具有敏感性，但药品试验、审批和标识程序必需让证据来决定。