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According to His DNA Sequence, James Watson Should Be Blind, Deaf, and Have a Tiny Head. Why Doesn’t He?
Sam Kean
July 27, 2012
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Did Lincoln Have Marfan Syndrome? Did Darwin Have Smoldering Hepatitis?
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July 26, 2012
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How Yam Farming Contributed to the Rise of Sickle-Cell Anemia
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July 25, 2012
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How a Daughter Inherited Her Mother’s Cancer
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July 24, 2012
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Why a Mother Can’t Give Cancer to Her Fetus—Usually
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July 23, 2012
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Chim-chim-cheroo: Why So Many London Chimney Sweeps Suffered Scrotal Cancer
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July 20, 2012
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The Chromosomal Evidence That Mankind Nearly Went Extinct
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July 19, 2012
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Humans Have Long Enjoyed Nonhuman Lovers—the Proof is in Our DNA
Sam Kean
July 18, 2012
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Did STDs Help Human Beings Evolve?
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July 17, 2012
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Possible Genetic Proof That Cannibalism Was Disturbingly Common in Our Past
Sam Kean
July 16, 2012
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How a Mutation on Chromosome 16 Gave Elizabeth Taylor Her Amazing Double Eyelashes
Sam Kean
July 13, 2012
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Muscular Dystrophy, Cri du Chat, “Immigration Delay Disease”: When DNA Fails.
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July 12, 2012
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The Nasty Fight Between Scientists That Resulted in the Sequencing of the Human Genome
Sam Kean
July 11, 2012
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Will Men Go Extinct?
Sam Kean
July 10, 2012
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How Genetics—and a Very Dirty Diaper—Nearly Killed Off Darwinism
Sam Kean
July 09, 2012
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Groucho, Smurf, Faint Sausage, and Other Ridiculous Gene Names
Sam Kean
July 09, 2012
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