Oooh, I like this. (Among other things it speaks to the ongoing and perennially unsuccessful attempts to find "scientific" ways to deem one lineage of people "inferior" to another."
And that's no accident -- the scene takes place in Nazi Germany. Here's the bit just before where I started quoting:
"We are both scientists, you see," Gustav said. "I'm a chemist. Marga used to teach anthropology at Leipzig."
"I resigned because of the lunatic racial doctrines we were expected to teach because they suited current political needs," she said. "'Nazi Science'! It's the poison they are pouring into the minds of young people that we are prepared to fight against."
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And that's no accident -- the scene takes place in Nazi Germany. Here's the bit just before where I started quoting:
So, good catch.