Nonetheless, much has been learned by studying the statistical differences between the various human races.

Race differences show up early in life.

Sometimes it is claimed by those who argue that race is just a social construct that the human genome project shows that because people share roughly 99% of their genes in common, that there are no races. This is silly.

The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.

Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if all people were treated the same, most average race differences would not disappear.

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.