by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 20, 2011 | Brain, Complexity, Evolution, Genes, History, Populations, Science
The sins of the fathers may be visited on the deoxyribose nucleic acids of the sons. I wrote about the "Epigenetics: The Ultimate Mystery of Inheritance" for Slate.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jul 8, 2010 | Co-operation, Common sense, Complexity, Demographics, First human..., Food and Drink, Genes, Populations
Since 2004, I’ve spent a lot of time staring at the ceiling thinking about tsunamis and earthquakes. The monster wave that hit Indonesia that year was caused by a earthquake so violent it shifted the axis of the earth a few centimeters. Now I can’t get this out of my...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | ASPM, Genes, Microcephalin, Populations, Soul/Free Will
The New York Times Science section has an excellent evolution special this week. Of particular interest is Nicholas Wade’s article on the very recent evolution of human populations. There is more and more evidence that culture has shaped the human genome. Also...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jun 27, 2007 | ASPM, Genes, Languages, Microcephalin, Populations, Tone
Two variants of the genes ASPM and Microcephalin may make it easier to learn tone languages. If you have the tone-versions, as do most speakers of Chinese (and other languages such as those found in South East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa), you may be more adept at...
