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Evolutionary Medicine
Our past might secure our future.
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Are We Just Domesticated Animals?
Many of us have Neanderthal DNA.
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Neanderthals: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
No hard feelings, ancestor!
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Mid-Month Marvel: The Innocence Network
Given our current atmosphere, I can think of no better organization to highlight this month.
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De-Extinction
It’s a tricky subject. What do you think?
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That Race Thing
Recently I attended an all day seminar at work regarding race and racism. That’s one of the many beautiful things about living on the left coast. I doubt it would even occur to my former employers in Florida to allow us to have such training, let alone make it an annual event. I learned much…
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It’s Normal to be One of a Kind
Many of us, especially when we’re young, try desperately to “fit in”. We want to be like our peers. We don’t want to be an outcast or an oddball. It feels much safer to graze with the herd rather than blaze one’s own trail. It’s also quite common for us to pigeonhole other people; fit…
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The Recipe of Me
For many years, I have wanted to have my DNA tested by Ancestry.com. Sadly, it’s always been a bit out of reach for me, financially. But this year I had a great idea. I asked my sister to split the cost with me. I figured that there’s little question that we are paddling around in…
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We Will Survive
A longtime reader and friend made a very simple and yet extremely profound point the other day. She said, “We are all descended from survivors.” Wow. Yet another epiphany of the obvious! Think about it. Every single direct branch of your family tree consists of someone who survived long enough to pass on his or…
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Thanks, Crappy Dad!
I was commiserating the other day with someone about what horrible, toxic, deadbeat and emotionally unsupportive fathers we each have. I was wondering how much farther ahead we’d both be if we had grown up with men in our lives who encouraged us and made us feel safe and loved. I can’t even imagine what…