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6 votes
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The human genome is full of viruses
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Did Europe have more mutations through its history?
This is something weird to me. I think skin color is pretty diverse no matter where you go, or at least, I don't know enough to say otherwise. But take hair color. Europe has more diversity in...
This is something weird to me. I think skin color is pretty diverse no matter where you go, or at least, I don't know enough to say otherwise. But take hair color. Europe has more diversity in hair color than almost anywhere else. Same with eye color. Why is this? Is it just because I interact with more people of European heritage on day to day business, or has Europe actually had more mutations which affect hair color, eye color, etc? Or is it that Europe, being a crossroads has had more people immigrate through it.
If this is racist, it's unintentional, this is just an observation, which I've been unable to find an answer to.
If you have an answer, a link to a paper would be great.
Edit: A point against what I just wrote that I thought of: Asia has both mono and double eyelids, which is something Europe doesn't have. Native americans don't count either for or against, since they immigrated fairly late in a small group, which also explains why almost all native americans are type O
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How Europeans evolved white skin
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Mouse embryos that are four per cent human are step towards spare organs
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Iceland has a record of its people's ancestry going back 1,000 years – it's given the country an advantage into understanding the genetic makeup of coronavirus
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Physical force alone spurs gene expression, study reveals
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Gene-drive technology could alter entire species, help eliminate malaria and prevent extinctions, but assessing the risks is difficult
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A new study shows an animal’s lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it’s thirty-eight years
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The gene patent question
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Unified theory of evolution
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Lab-made primordial soup yields RNA bases
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Genetically modified mosquitoes breed in Brazil
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The 'Sea Nomad' children who see like dolphins
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The great battle of fire and light
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Accuracy of genotyping chips called into question
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Taking the sting out: Australian gene editing is crossing the pain threshold
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Very rare pathogenic genetic variants detected by SNP-chips are usually false positives: implications for direct-to-consumer genetic testing
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How White nationalists see what they want to see in DNA tests
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From two bulls, nine million dairy cows
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5-HTTLPR: A Pointed Review
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Chinese scientists create monkeys with human brain genes
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Some cancers become contagious
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Scientists release controversial genetically modified mosquitoes in high-security lab
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Rare half-male, half-female cardinal spotted in Pennsylvania
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Twins get some 'mystifying' results when they put five DNA ancestry kits to the test
7 votes -
It's the end of the gene as we know it
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Chinese scientist who used CRISPR on human babies gone missing
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First gene-edited babies claimed in China
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The “geno-economists” say DNA can predict our chances of success. Critics counter that their methods are naïve, offensive or both.
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The million-dollar drug: How a Canadian medical breakthrough that was thirty years in the making became the world’s most expensive drug — and then quickly disappeared
19 votes -
DNA testing reveals baffling bird is three species in one
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Sociogenomics is opening a new door to eugenics
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How an unlikely family history website transformed cold case investigations
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Most White Americans’ DNA can be identified through genealogy databases
7 votes -
Elephants have a zombie gene that comes back to life to fight cancer
8 votes -
Exterminate Mosquitoes for the Sake of Humanity
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Entire yeast genome squeezed into one lone chromosome
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Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter?
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Potential DNA damage from CRISPR has been ‘seriously underestimated,’ study finds
7 votes -
When you have a serious hereditary disease, who has a right to know?
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Beauteous beasts - Humans have been breeding animals for beauty for centuries. But should we draw the line at genetically modified pets?
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New technique could help scientists creat custom genes in twenty-four hours
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Successful treatment of a rare genetic disorder in the womb
5 votes