New DNA tech traces origins of Yiddish to… Turkey
Genetic data shows speakers of Jewish language came from ancient Silk Road crossroads and may have been traders, Israeli researcher says
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Genetics tell us how connected Jews and Arabs are — but then, we already knew that, didn’t we?
View ArticleLacking GMO labels, kosher foods go missing in Vermont
The state’s 20,000 Jews are too small a market to drive food companies’ labeling decisions
View ArticleHebrew U scientists win prize seen as precursor to Nobel
Prestigious Columbia University award recognizes Howard Cedar and Aharon Razin for work in field of epigenetics
View ArticleThe Canaanites weren’t annihilated, they just ‘moved’ to Lebanon
A UK-based study of ancient genomes finds Canaanites form over 90% of modern Lebanese ancestry, a trait they share with ancient Israelites
View ArticleIsraeli gene-crunching firm aims to cut data down to size
Mapping individuals' genomes is easier and cheaper with Genefomics's compression system
View ArticleHumankind is one (happy?) family, says author who planned Global Family Reunion
In 'It's All Relative,' A.J. Jacobs takes an amusing deep dive into genealogy, genetics, and family history
View ArticleHands-on science journalist unlocks the secrets of genetic hand-me-downs
Through self-experimentation and posting his genome online, Carl Zimmer learns what heredity really means -- and why DNA and lineage are not one and the same
View ArticleIsraeli study: Bodies adjust puberty timing to help reach expected adult height
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University say their findings could change the way developmental problems in adolescents are diagnosed
View ArticleNYT cuts dubious study from op-ed seemingly arguing Jewish genetic superiority
Newspaper says it was unaware of the views of the study's author, despite having previously run an article denouncing his promotion of 'racist stereotypes'
View ArticleStudy highlights dangers of DNA tests used to back up preexisting ideas of race
Two-year study by Prof. Wendy Roth shows the less people know about genetics, the more likely they are to associate genes with behavior; product marketing feeds the misconception
View ArticleWomen’s more complicated genes help them survive COVID more than men, claims MD
In new book 'The Better Half' Dr. Sharon Moalem says genes, not behavior, responsible for women's increased longevity and immune response, but also heighten effects of 'Long Covid'
View ArticleDaughter of Springsteen drummer pens book on beating breast cancer ‘like a boss’
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BRCA-positive 'previvor' Ali Rogin releases new book with stories of women from Debbie Wasserman Schultz to singer Sheryl Crow
View ArticleChanging mouse behavior with drugs, Israeli lab aims at possible autism therapy
Hebrew U researchers see reduction of symptoms in mice when specific gene mutation is targeted by chemicals, though treatment for humans still far off
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Israeli tech aims to block hatching of billions of male chicks fated for culling
Rehovot team finds 'genetic modification' to halt embryogenesis, stopping formation of males when they are just a cell cluster; males routinely killed because they can't lay eggs
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