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A disgusting, barbaric, primitive procedure that would’ve been made illegal in the West a long time ago if it weren’t for Jewish pressure.
Kurt Kleiner
Circumcision and other forms of male genital mutilation have always been a puzzle. The ritual mutilations can leave the man vulnerable to infection and even death. So why do some societies insist on such a risky ritual for their men?
Continue reading ‘Male circumcision is a weapon in the sperm wars’
A vicious virus infected ancestral chimpanzees and gorillas in Africa between 4 million and 3 million years ago. Not only did it kill a great many of these primates, but it also infiltrated the surviving animals’ genomes, altering the course of evolution. That’s the picture emerging from a new analysis of modern-primate DNA.
Continue reading ‘Infectious Evolution: ancient virus hit apes, not our ancestors, in the genes’
Published online 28 May 2008 | Nature 453, 570-571 (2008) | doi:10.1038/ 453570a
Private companies are starting to test customers’ DNA for gene variants linked to an increased risk of conditions such as obesity or Alzheimer’s disease. Helen Pearson looks at whether knowledge really is power when it comes to disease avoidance.
Continue reading ‘Genetic testing for everyone’
Being deprived of sleep even for one night makes the brain unstable and prone to sudden shutdowns akin to a power failure — brief lapses that hover between sleep and wakefulness, according to researchers.
Continue reading ‘Being deprived of sleep even for one night makes the brain unstable and prone to sudden shutdowns’
But what if failure degrades brainpower, creating a vicious loop in which success slips inexorably further away for an unlucky group that started out worse off?
Scientific American Mind - April 17, 2008
Infected with Insanity: Could Microbes Cause Mental Illness?
Viruses or bacteria may be at the root of schizophrenia and other
disorders
By Melinda Wenner
Continue reading ‘Infected with Insanity: Could Microbes Cause Mental Illness?’
Long Life and Good Mental Function Gene Identified
posted on Friday, December 29, 2006
Single Gene Could Lead to Long Life, Better Mental FunctionBarzilai and his colleagues examined 158 people of Ashkenazi, or
Eastern European Jewish, descent who were 95 years of age or older.
They chose Ashkenazi Jews since current generations stem from a
relatively limited number of ancestors. This means they have a
comparatively uniform genetic makeup, making it easier to identify
important genetic differences.The scientists gave these volunteers a common test of mental
function, consisting of 30 questions. Correctly answering 25 of the
questions meant a subject passed the test. Those centenarians who
passed were two to three times more likely to have a common variant
of a particular gene, called the CETP gene, than those who did not.
When the researchers studied another 124 Ashkenazi Jews between 75
and 85 years of age, those subjects who passed the test of mental
function were five times more likely to have this gene variant than
their counterparts.Labels: Evolution, IQ, Jews, Longevity
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