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  • May 2008

    • For Racing's Blue Bloods, It's Thin Blood

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 2, 08 12:08 PM CDT

      For Racing's Blue Bloods, It's Thin Blood

      (Newser) - The only race Native Dancer ever lost was the 1953 Kentucky Derby, but in industry circles he is best known as the most valuable sire ever. All 20 horses in this year's Derby are descendants of Native Dancer, as is about 75% of the thoroughbred population. But with those champion genes come some drawbacks, writes the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      genetics  • horse racing  • Kentucky Derby  • gene pool  • Barbaro

  • April 2008
  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Genealogy Site Wants to Swab Your Cheek

      ComputerWorld  |  Oct 23, 07 12:38 PM CDT

      Genealogy Site Wants to Swab Your Cheek

      (Newser) - Now even dead ancestors can join the social networking craze. Their descendants, today’s consumers, can submit cheek swabs to genetics company GeneTree, which compares the DNA to its database and creates an interactive digital family tree. Users can post videos, photos, and link up with other members of their tree, which also reflects geographic migrations over the centuries. More »

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      social networking  • genes  • DNA database  • genealogy  • gene pool  • user generated content

  • August 2007

    • Redheads Wave Goodbye

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Aug 23, 07 2:22 PM CDT

      Redheads Wave Goodbye

      (Newser) - Across the globe, true redheads are declining in number and may soon be gone altogether. More human intermingling has lessened redhead coupling, the Daily Mail reports, and carrot-tops may be no more as soon as 2060. Some scientists make less dire predictions, according to National Geographic, and say the ginger gene won’t fall out of the pool quite that quickly. More »

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      genetics  • genes  • extinction  • vitamin D  • gene pool  • redhead

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