In our last post we highlighted a few of the coolest (in our opinion!) health-related developments of 2009.  But human genetics isn’t all about disease.  Here are a few more favorites:
The Romanovs
2009 saw the identification of the remains of the missing members of this Russian royal family, as well as identification of the mutation that [...]

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In 1974, scientists digging in the dry lake bed of Lake Mungo in southeastern Australia uncovered the skeleton of a man preserved in the deep layers of sand and clay. Dating techniques eventually revealed that this individual died about 40,000 years ago.
Scientists and the popular press dubbed the individual “Mungo Man.” Why did he make [...]

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