Genes

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• SOURCE: Aeon
  

  Roots and genes

  by Alondra Nelson

  ‘Roots’ sparked an African-American quest for identity through family history. Does DNA finally provide firm grounds?

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• 12-20-15
  

  A Historian’s Take on the Future – And It’s Scary!

  by Michael Bess

  Contemporary society is dangerously unprepared for the dramatic changes it is about to experience.

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• 7-31-15
  

  This Research Suggests Why Historians Have to Begin Acknowledging that Biology Is a Key Factor in a Person’s Politics

  by John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, and John R. Alford

  Lab experiments conducted around the world demonstrate a relationship between political beliefs and physiological response to disgusting, threatening, or simply disquieting aspects of life.

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• SOURCE: Salon
  10-12-14
  

  Is race genetic?

  by Laura Miller

  Advances in genealogy and DNA analysis tell surprising and disturbing stories about the heritage we think we know