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India is eternal but Indians are not
India is eternal but Indians are not
This week’s episode of The Insight dug deeply into the current scientific understanding of the genetic origins of the peoples of the Indian…
Razib Khan
Sep 26
Why PCA and genetics are a match made in heaven
Why PCA and genetics are a match made in heaven
The image above is not the work of a small child trying to sketch out a B-2 Stealth Bomber. Rather, it is a PCA plot, which shows the…
Razib Khan
Oct 11
Hawaii: a complicated journey to paradise
Hawaii: a complicated journey to paradise
Ask any American what they think when you say the word “Hawaii,” and certain words will no doubt reoccur from person to person. That’s…
Razib Khan
Sep 19
Genetics of uniqueness
Genetics of uniqueness
True genetic isolation is hard to pull off. Human populations tend to mix when they are in close proximity.
Razib Khan
Jun 27
Is the ‘Out of Africa’ Model Dead?
Is the ‘Out of Africa’ Model Dead?
For years, anthropologists have said modern humans left Africa around 60,000 years ago, but can the migratory pattern of an entire species…
Mackenzie Finklea
May 28
2017's “Greatest Hits” in Human Population Genetics
2017's “Greatest Hits” in Human Population Genetics
Over the past 10 years human population genetics has undergone a major revision from where it was a decade before. To a great extent the…
Razib Khan
Dec 29, 2017
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The Insight Show Notes — Season 2, Episode 3: ANI, ASI, IVC and The Genetics of India
The Insight Show Notes — Season 2, Episode 3: ANI, ASI, IVC and The Genetics of India
This week on The Insight (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play) we discussed how the genetics of 25% of the world’s population, the…
Razib Khan
Sep 26
The Insight Show Notes — Season 2, Episode 2: The Greatest Human Journey
The Insight Show Notes — Season 2, Episode 2: The Greatest Human Journey
This week on The Insight (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play) we touched upon arguably one of the greatest human journeys of…
Razib Khan
Sep 19
The Legacy of Luca Cavalli-Sforza
The Legacy of Luca Cavalli-Sforza
The field of human population genetics has lost a giant. Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, known to his students and colleagues as Luca, died at…
Spencer Wells
Sep 12
The Insight Show Notes - Season 2, Episode 1: The Legacy of L. L. Cavalli-Sforza
The Insight Show Notes - Season 2, Episode 1: The Legacy of L. L. Cavalli-Sforza
This week on The Insight (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play) we discussed the life and legacy of L. L. Cavalli-Sforza, who died on…
Razib Khan
Sep 12
On Being a Geneticist
On Being a Geneticist
Insitome has a few bright minds in genetics in house. I asked them a few questions about what it’s like to be a geneticist and their…
Mackenzie Finklea
Aug 15
The Insight Show Notes: Episode 32, So you want to be a geneticist…
The Insight Show Notes: Episode 32, So you want to be a geneticist…
This week on The Insight (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play) we talk to an “early career” geneticist, Austin Reynolds. A graduate of…
Razib Khan
Aug 15
HLAttraction
HLAttraction
Smell and your immune system may help you find a life partner.
Mackenzie Finklea
Aug 8
The Insight Show Notes: Episode 31, the Genetics of Attraction
The Insight Show Notes: Episode 31, the Genetics of Attraction
This week, the Insitome interns take over the podcast! Mackenzie, Isabelle, and Brianna dive into the genetics of attraction in the spirit…
Mackenzie Finklea
Aug 8
Three is Company
Three is Company
You may hear Spencer or Razib on the podcast, or see Gareth on the SNPpet, but genetics is not just for the boys. Behind the scenes, three…
Mackenzie Finklea
Aug 6
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