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We may not be smarter; we may only be maturing more quickly.

Celebrating variation in skin color.

Science increasingly recognizing the importance of genes.

One-third of Brits have gene mutation that suppresses learning.

Sisters did not meet until they were adults, yet are very much alike.

Mixing, if it happened, "was not significant in evolutionary terms."

More back-pedaling.

A Russian bestseller on racial inequality.

Are egalitarians finally jumping ship?

Miami, Iraq.

Genetics, heredity, and IQ aren’t so important after all. Right?

It’s time to prepare for the possibility that equality of intelligence is not true.

The black-white achievement gap continues to baffle America’s best minds

"Genetics will render race superfluous."

Neanderthals probably exhibited range of hair color seen in Europeans.

Almost half of what a person likes to eat is influenced by genetics.

Another parable from nature.

Some would rather this technology did not exist.

Method can test for 134 of 157 breeds of dogs.

Twins are more likely to behave the same way than other siblings.

Discrimination said to be stressful for pregnant blacks.

Genetic differences among sniffers govern how the same odor will smell.

Blacks have other diseases and lower survival rates, and are less likely to have surgery.

There is more room for genetic variance in DNA than previously thought.

Black women die in childbirth more than three times as often as white women.

Doctor fears genetic basis for cancer may revive "racist" ideas.

A world without redheads? Let it not be!

Brown-eyed people have faster reaction time; blue-eyed people better at strategic thinking.

But let’s still look for environmental explanations.

Early Europeans were more closely related to Asians than Africans, research shows.

Scientists find far less genetic diversity than they expected.

One-third of white Americans have between two and 20 per cent African genes.

IQs of both Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews are higher than those of surrounding populations.

Researchers identify 101 regions of the human genome with evidence of recent selection.

DNA data to yield detailed history of migration in Europe.

Study claims that social rank in family and not birth order is determinative.

Blacks are more likely to carry genes that cause prostate cancer.

Chimps with long-term human contact were more adept at learning to use tools.

Plants get competitive when forced to share a pot with strangers.

"Superfluous genes" may play a major role in how DNA expresses itself.

Yet another racial difference that affects behavior and emotional well-being.

And yet race is still a "social construct."

Another immigrant we can do without.

New research suggests Neanderthals interbred with "modern humans."

Finally, an answer to the question "If you’re so smart, how come you’re not rich?"

Findings suggest that IQ remains consistent over time.

Breast and colon cancers associated with genes more active in blacks than whites.

Professor sees "no ethical barrier."

Many efforts to make babies smarter are based on missapplications of brain research.

People are 85 percent accurate in identifying a person’s race from very little information.

Strongest influence on children is genes and parental guidance, says study.

Spots change the leopard.

Finder of the genetic marker for Huntington’s disease dies.

Blacks and whites metabolize nicotine differently.

Cold climes are more conducive to speciation.

Black less likely to suffer major depression than whites, but more severely when they do.

Researcher claims 3/4 of British genes come from the Basques.

Gene activates pathways in the brain and influences performance IQ.

They are genetically ill-fitted to deal with processed food.

Higher black premature birth rates probably due to genes, not environment.

Remarkably balanced reporting for Scientific American.

Research may give clues to the origins of altruistic behavior.

Seven men in Yorkshire carry rare West African genetic signature.

DNA samples suggest otherwise.

The larger an animal’s brain, the better it adapts to its environment.

"Blondes going extinct" study found to be a hoax.

Real hate crime.

Hispanic children more likely to be obese or overweight.

Single letter changes account for 74 percent of total variation.

Children are extremely group conscious.

Bell Curve author debates black-white IQ gap with egalitarian.

IQ gains have stopped rising, especially in Scandinavia.

"Only people who know virtually nothing about IQ tests claim they have a cultural bias."

Humans are genetically much more different than previously thought.

Whether interbreeding took place is a contentious issue.