The Nazi symbiosis: politics and human genetics at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute.

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  • Author(s): Berez TM;Berez TM; Weiss SF
  • Source:
    Endeavour [Endeavour] 2004 Dec; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 172-7.
  • Publication Type:
    Historical Article; Journal Article; Portrait
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Pergamon Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0375037 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0160-9327 (Print) Linking ISSN: 01609327 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Endeavour Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Oxford : Pergamon Press
      Original Publication: London, Imperial Chemical Industries.
    • Subject Terms:
      Politics*; Academies and Institutes/*history ; Eugenics/*history ; Genetics, Medical/*history ; National Socialism/*history; Germany ; History, 20th Century ; Humans
    • Abstract:
      The case of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics (KWIA), from its inception in Weimar Republic Germany to its apogee under the rule of the Third Reich, is an example of how politics and human heredity can function as mutually beneficial resources. Whether it was a result of the Nazi bureaucrats' desire to legitimize their racial policy through science, or the KWIA personnel's desire to secure more funding for their research, the symbiotic relationship that developed between human genetics and Nazi politics could help explain why many scientists in the Third Reich undertook research projects that wholly transgressed the boundaries of morally acceptable science.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Indexing Agency: KIE Local ID #: 127353. Indexing Agency: NRCBL Local ID #: VF 15.5.
      Keywords: Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Genetics and Reproduction; War and Human Rights Abuses
      Note: 26 refs. Note: KIE Bib: eugenics; genetic research
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20041202 Date Completed: 20050214 Latest Revision: 20181201
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.endeavour.2004.10.004
    • Accession Number:
      15571767