Tag: "SNP"

Desperately Seeking Autism Genes

Desperately Seeking Autism Genes

Autism is incredibly frustrating from a genetic point of view. Every study clearly shows that genetics plays an important role in this disease. But when these studies try to find a cause, they keep coming up short.

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Apr 30, 2012 by from

How Neanderthal are You?

How Neanderthal are You?

Graduate students at Stanford have created a tool called the Interpretome that lets you plug in your genome so you can figure out how Neanderthal you are.

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Aug 29, 2011 by from

Fish and SNPs: What fish are teaching us about human skin color

Fish and SNPs: What fish are teaching us about human skin color

These fish can tell us a lot about ourselves. Species often end up a different color when their environment changes. And humans are no exception. When people moved out of Africa tens of thousands of years ago, they were dark-skinned. Now when we look around Northern Europe or parts of Asia, we see much lighter [...]

 
Dr. Barry Starr

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