If a scientist as important as James Watson can be immediately un-personed and cast into the garbage pile for stating this, I don't know if there's much room for open argument here. Science (TM) has decided that this science isn't open for discussion under any circumstances.

Race does not exist genetically. https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/science-genetics-res...

But if the group (G&T program, or whatever organization) benefits not only from the best and brightest, but also from diverse backgrounds, then both of those things should go into recruitment, right? You wouldn't want to form an org that excels at solving typical problems but then is completely stumped (in a way where other backgrounds could help, even if it brings down the average so-to-speak) in edge cases. This is why many companies do DEI even when they aren't compelled by moral high ground and virtue signalling. It's actually a net win for achieving the core goal.