In a worldwide survey of 50 populations, a team of geneticists has identified many fingerprints of natural selection in the human genome. These are sites on the genome where specific sequences of DNA show signs of having become more common in the population, presumably because they helped their owners adapt to new climates, diseases or [...]
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Use of “brothers of man” to be banned
The European Commission plans to ban the use of great ape species in scientific research, according to the Economist. The legislation drafted proposes to allow testing on our closest relatives only under dire circumstances.
The proposed legislation would allow potential vaccines for pandemic flu to be tested on great apes. Their use would also be permitted [...]
Pacific Science Center “Lucy’s Legacy” field trip
Feb. 27, Seattle Atheists will be hosting a field trip to the Pacific Science Center to see the exhibit, Lucy’s Legacy. More information will be posted.