Archive for July, 2018

Where did your genetic ancestors come from?

Sunday, July 1st, 2018

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“Let’s imagine that the individual is you. The maternal genome (the copy from your mum, note correct spelling on mum) is shown on top, and the paternal genome on the bottom. I paint each chromosome with a colour indicating where an individual’s genetic material has been copied from. …Going another generation back see how this means that you have inherited the left part of chromosome 21 from your maternal grandma, and the right half of chromosome from your maternal grandfather.
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https://gcbias.org/2017/12/19/1628/

Amazon is building a ‘health and wellness’ team within Alexa

Sunday, July 1st, 2018

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/amazon-is-building-a-health-and-wellness-team-within-alexa.html

Why the Medical Research Grant System Could Be Costing Us Great Ideas – The New York Times

Sunday, July 1st, 2018

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/upshot/why-the-medical-research-grant-system-could-be-costing-us-great-ideas.html

The Tech You Need to Travel Better – The New York Times

Sunday, July 1st, 2018

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/travel/tech-devices-luggage.html