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Think, read, write & live well always. DJR has a PhD in Biology/Microbiology & is a Fellow & Diplomate, ASM Amer Acad Micro.

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Human Genetics

Everyday new discoveries, breakthroughs and findings are reported. You will find useful facts and research here as we write about the genetics of humans.

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Latest articles in Human Genetics

 Genetic Engineering: "Molding" the Bionic Super-Athlete

Genetic engineering promises to create bionic athletes, bodies who can achieve performances the human mind can only dream of.

Jan 8, 2012 – Stavroula Dimitropoulos

Survival Benefits of the Menopause for Humans

The menopause is not a by-product of a longer life, but has evolved because of its survival benefits: the "grandmother hypothesis" and other theories.

Dec 17, 2011 – Eva Goes

Human Evolution and Food

Our food choices have interacted with our gene pool, shaped our evolution and created variation between and within populations.

Oct 8, 2011 – Eva Goes

Neanderthals in the Family Tree: New Study Confirms Interbreeding

New genetic research independently confirms what some earlier studies suggested, that early modern humans leaving Africa met and mated with Neanderthals.

Jul 17, 2011 – Robert Adler

Early "Out of Africa" Migration Lasted Tens of Thousands of Years

Scientists comparing the complete genomes of multiple individuals find that early modern humans leaving Africa interbred over tens of thousands of years.

Jul 13, 2011 – Robert Adler

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