Ancestry & Evolution
The desire to understand our origins is primal. By examining our DNA over successive generations through the evolutionary process of inherited characteristics of human and animal populations–as well as from those species from which humans share a common ancestry–we can decipher our individual and collective past and develop medical innovations for the future.
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What determines our personality: Genetics, environment, or both?
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Why we don’t inherit our father’s mitochondrial DNA
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Can silencing of gene for ‘love hormone’ reduce sociability?
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Genes remain active, or even switch on, after death
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Do your genes determine your academic strengths?
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What can sequencing da Vinci’s genome teach us about genius?
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Human genetic evidence suggests agriculture invented twice
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Did Interbreeding with humans give dwindling Neanderthals new lease on life?
Did ancient human's arrival in Europe actually help Neanderthals and not hurt them as most popular theories suggest? ...
Gene that leads to cancer also responsible for complex life
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Genes ‘jump’ from one cell to another in patterned ways
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After 150 years, Mendelian genetics remain as important as ever
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Genes linked to learning second language
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Analysis finds Neanderthal genome ‘less fit’ than humans, likely contributed to their demise
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Scientists discover virus that steals CRISPR machinery from bacteria
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Reproducing without males? Bees can do it
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Evolutionary riddle: Why do women live longer than men?
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Do all brains interpret music the same way?
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Physicists discover new layer of information in DNA’s folded structure
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Theoretical physicists have confirmed ...
Janet Jackson pregnant at 50: Should aging moms and dads facing pregnancy worry?
Janet Jackson and her husband are now part of a growing trend of older parents, conventional wisdom says they should ...
What can skin color tell us about ancestry?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The DNA of all ...
Why men like women’s curves: How big a role has evolution played?
Evidence has been building in support of the belief that sexual attraction is hardwired, linked to evolution. But the case ...
National Academies gene drive report ignores key policy issues
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Hobbit ancestors may have resided in Flores 700,000 years ago
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Mendel’s groundbreaking work not appreciated during his time
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National Academies approves gene drive research with cautious optimism
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Hobbit’s ancestors found after more than a decade of searching
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National Academies gene drive report supports research, raises ethical questions
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