Science and Genetics
Neanderthal DNA Shows Distant Split, November 16, 2006, Reuterss
Neanderthal gene sequences are 99.95 identical to modern human sequences.
Infant Twins Have Different Skin Color, October 30, 2006, AP
Black and white fraternal twins born to mixed race mother and white father.
Blue-Eyed Men Prefer Blue-Eyed Women, October 23, 2006, Reuters
A trait valuable for recognizing kin.
DNA Tests Of Black Families Promise Ancestry Answers, October 20, 2006, Washington Post
Tests are said to point to regions in Africa, and sometimes to tribes.
Facial Expressions Run In The Family, October 19, 2006, Cosmos
A hereditary basis for facial expressions.
Head Growth In Infancy Tied To Later Intelligence, October 10, 2006, Reuters
The evidence mounts: Brain size linked to IQ.
UC Davis Study Finds Distinct Genetic Profiles, September 26, 2006, University of California, Davis—Health System
Genetic data on European subpopulations can help identify diseases.
Top Story: Are Men Smarter than Women?, September 22, 2006, ROBTV.com
Phil Rushton discusses his latest field of investigation.
Men Are More Intelligent Than Women, Claims New Study, September 14, 2006, Daily Mail (UK)
Prof. J. Philippe Rushton stirs up another controversy.
Risky Legacy: African DNA Linked To Prostate Cancer, August 28, 2006, Science News
Blacks are twice as likely as whites to develop prostate cancer by age 55.
Maori ‘Warrior’ Gene Linked To Aggression, August 9, 2006, New Zealand Herald
Previously discovered gene now linked to a specific ethnic group.
The Lessons Of The Ashkenazim: Groups and Genes, June 19, 2006, The New Republic Online
Hypotheses on Jewish achievement examine genes and heredity.
Higher Hispanic Obesity Rates Not Related To Environment, Study, June 15, 2006, FoodUSA
Study suggests Hispanic children are fat for genetic reasons.
Your DNA Could Finger Criminal Kin, May 23, 2006, AP
Searches of DNA records can identify relatives of criminals.
Human Ancestors May Have Interbred With Chimpanzees, May 18, 2006, Washington Post
We may all be chimp-human hybrids.
DNA ‘Could Predict Your Surname’, February 21, 2006, BBC News
DNA from crime scenes could be used to discover last name of criminals.
Genes Influence Reading Skills: Study, February 10, 2006, AAP
Nature, not nurture, determines whether children are good at reading.
Gene Reportedly Affects IQ in Males, December 5, 2005, Dallas Morning News
Males who have one variant of the gene have IQs 20 points lower than those who don’t.
Now, There’s Proof: Men, Women Different, December 2, 2005, Washington Times
Race difference studies to follow?
Genes Have It Over Means in Determining Academic Performance, November 8, 2005, Australian (Sydney)
Study shows genes, not environment, the most important factor in school performance.
Inbreeding and the Arab World’s Pathologies, August 25, 2005, FrontPageMagazine
Cousin-marriage may explain peculiar Arab behavior.
Men Cleverer Than Women, Say Scientists, August 25, 2005, Herald (Glasgow)
Men’s IQs are five points higher than women’s on average.
Redheads Cope Better With Pain, August 11, 2005, Daily Mail (London)
Gene causes both red hair and resistance to pain, but only in women.
NYU, Harvard Study Shows Fear Learning is Influenced by Race, July 29, 2005, NYU press release
It is easier to learn to fear someone who is not of your race.
Our Genes Make Us Like People Who Are Similar To Us, July 29, 2005, Medical News Today
New study by J. P. Rushton show friends and spouses are as similar to us as siblings.
DNAPrint Launches Research to Enhance Law Enforcement Forensics, June 13, 2005, PRNewswire
Genomics company plans to use crime scene DNA to reconstruct face of criminal.
Psychopaths Are Born Bad, Say Scientists, May 25, 2005, Scotsman (Edinburgh)
Personality type characterized by lack of empathy the result of genes.
DNA Leads to Arrest in 1989 Rape, Strangling, April 18, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DNA tests solve two black-on-white murders.
Human Migration Traced Through Genes, April 14, 2005, AP
Researchers will examine genes from 100,000 people world-wide.
In Search of Jewish Chromosomes in India, April 4, 2005, Haaretz (Jerusalem)
DNA tests find a Jewish tribe in India, and many of them want to come to Israel.
Fingers Point to Male Aggression, March 29, 2005, HealthDay News
Finger length predicts how aggressive men are.
Israeli Researchers Find ‘Altruism Gene’, January 20, 2005, The Jerusalem Post
One variant of gene causes altruism; another variant causes risk-taking.
The Future of Genes, January 20, 2005, Washington Times
Researchers find genes are a major factor in psychological disorders and drug addiction.