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Decoding Neanderthals documentary

Posted on 21. März 2013
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Translation Over 60,000 years ago, the first modern humans—people physically identical to us today—left their African homeland and entered Europe, then a bleak and inhospitable continent in the grip of the Ice Age. But when they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundred of thousands of years. So what happened when the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did we make love or war? That question has tantalized generations of scholars and seized the popular imagination. Then, in 2010, a team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announced stunning news. Not …

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Ed Green – The Neandertal and Denisovan Genomes

Posted on 29. Dezember 2012
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Translation (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) Richard “Ed” Green, Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, explains how and what we know about our relation to Neandertal Series: “CARTA – Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny” [Science] [Show ID: 21981]    

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The Ethics of Genome Analysis

Posted on 27. August 2012
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TranslationLots of people are having their genomes sequenced or otherwise analyzed for specific alleles. Those people should get all the information that comes out of the analyses although, hopefully, it will be scientifically correct information and any medical relevance will be explained by experts.1 There’s another group of people who submit their genomes for research purposes only and they usually sign consent forms indicating that their name will not be associated with the results. Under those circumstances, the researchers should never have access to the individual’s name or any circumstances that are not relevant to the study. Apparently that simple …

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Gene Expression discusses: Are Jews white?

Posted on 22. Juli 2012
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The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people

Translation  A little over two years ago I put up some posts on Jewish genetics due to the publication of some really exciting research. Looking at the referrals I noticed two trends which together were relatively bizarre. People would look at the same PCA plot and conclude that: Ashkenazi Jews are white Ashkenazi Jews are non-white First, some context. Most of these referrals were from websites with white nationalist or quasi-white nationalist sympathies. The non-Jews of this set tended toward the position that Jews were non-white, while the Jews felt that the genetic results vindicated the whiteness of Jews. In …

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Report of the Austrian Bioethics Commission on Internet-Based Genetic and Genome-Wide Testing

Posted on 6. Juni 2012
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TranslationBy an order issued by Federal Chancellor Schüssel on 29 June 2001, a Bioethics Commission was established at the Federal Chancellery. The constituent meeting was held on 2 July 2001. The task of the Bioethics Commission is to advise the Federal Chancellor from an ethical point of view on all social, natural scientific and legal issues arising from the scientific developments in human medicine and human biology. This includes in particular the submission of recommendations for practical use and suggestions for enacting the necessary legal provisions as well as the preparation of expert opinions on specific issues. The Commission exercises …

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Current Topics in Genome Analysis 2012

Posted on 15. Mai 2012
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TranslationCurrent Topics in Genome Analysis 2012 A lecture series covering contemporary areas in genomics and bioinformatics Quelle:  Departmanet of human genetics: Current Topics in Genome Analysis 2012.

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The Iranian Genome Project

Posted on 26. Februar 2012
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TranslationThe Iranian Genome Project aims to provide knowledge to both the scientific and Iranian community by studying and understanding the genetic background of Iranians. Genomics is an emerging field whereby scientists map our genetic code — the language of life – and study how differences in this language leads to differences in health and disease. Knowledge of our genetic code will enable us, as Iranians, to gain a better understanding of how our genes affect our health. Moreover, it will empower us as a community by giving us data that could one day be used to create tailored treatments and …

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