Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations. Now, a team of Johns Hopkins University scientists has generated a new catalog of human gene expression data from around the world. The increased representation of understudied …
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Orphaned Holocaust Survivor, 83, Reunites With the Family He Never Imagined He Had
An 83-year-old Holocaust survivor who was rescued as a toddler, grew up knowing nothing about his origins, and finally discovered his long-lost family thanks to a MyHeritage DNA DNA test. Last week, Shalom finally met his newfound relatives for the first time in the United States. Their reunion was covered by many major news outlets …
Hungarian and German Researchers Synchronize Napoleonic Maps With Modern Ones
Hungary is a main provider in the publication of synchronized, or in other terms, georeferenced maps of the Napoleonic era. As a result of a new research, Hungarian and German researchers have synchronized maps produced during the Napoleonic wars about Southern Germany with modern databases, which has made it possible to track a wealth of …