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Genetics Study Focuses 96% European Descent Leaving the Rest of the World Behind
(Current) Genomics research, in which researchers scan subjects' DNA in search of the genetic basis of many diseases, has focused too narrowly on studying subjects of European descent, write a team of...
View ArticleLife scientists use novel technique to produce genetic map for African Americans
(Physorg.com) UCLA life scientists and colleagues have produced one of the first high-resolution genetic maps for African American populations. A genetic map reveals the precise locations across the...
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Pinpointing DNA Ancestry in Africa
(The Root) Before the advent of DNA testing, scholars relied on shipping records that listed the African ports from which slaves were exported to determine where in Africa the African-descended...
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Did slavery cause rapid natural selection among African Americans?
(io9) Ashley Michelle Williams has a fascinating article over at theGrio about a recent study that offers evidence that the harsh conditions of slavery subjected the African American population to...
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1st African American Man Dates Back 338,000 Years
(Discovery.com) A miniscule bit of DNA from an African American man now living in South Carolina has been traced back 338,000 years, according to a new study. The man’s Y chromosome — a hereditary...
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