With regard to genetic research, much of Blacks’ mistrust is thought to stem not only from fear of harm while participating in the study, but also from misgivings about the ultimate uses of the information garnered from the studies (Schulz et al., 2003), because genetics have been misapplied in explaining racial differences on a number of indices including intelligence test scores (Hernstein and Murray, 1994), and pain perception (Hama, 2000). Like Blacks, Hispanics have also been shown to share similar concerns about misuses of genetic information (Schulz et al., 2003).
