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Genetics
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Family Law Prof Blog
In world first, Singapore court rules parents deserve kids with their genes
By Family Law
From Asia Times:Blood is thicker than water, or so the saying goes, reflecting the value we put on biological relationships. But is it something the law should recognize?Singapore’s Supreme Court…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Controversial “Three-Parent Baby” Procedure Takes Off in Mexico
“Three-parent babies,” a new procedure offered to couples who want to reduce the risk of passing specific genetic diseases to their children, is a term that has drawn much attention…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Why Super Tall Individuals Tend to Die Young
Historically throughout history, significantly tall men tend to die young. These vertically extreme individuals usually gain their height due to growth hormone issues, resulting in either gigantism or acromegaly. This…
The Right Coast
Is Crime Genetic? Scientists Don t Know Because They re Afraid to Ask | Quillette
Yet most criminologists do not utilize these designs. Not for any good methodological reason, at least none of which we are aware. Instead, it seems that the word gene makes…
The Right Coast
The Quest to Return Tomatoes to Their Full-Flavored Glory | Science | Smithsonian
By uncovering the tomato's genetic journey, researchers have identified key flavor-enhancing genes that have dwindled or disappeared as the tomato changed over the years. Armed with this new knowledge, they…
The Right Coast
The Quest to Return Tomatoes to Their Full-Flavored Glory | Science | Smithsonian
By uncovering the tomato's genetic journey, researchers have identified key flavor-enhancing genes that have dwindled or disappeared as the tomato changed over the years. Armed with this new knowledge, they…
PropertyProf Blog
ABA RPTE Professors’ Corner: How Genetics Might Affect Real Property Rights
By Chris Odinet
Professors’ Corner A FREE monthly webinar featuring a panel of law professors, addressing topics of interest to practitioners of real estate and trusts/estates Members of the AALS Real Estate Transactions Section are welcome to register…
The Right Coast
We caught modern genital warts because our ancestors were banging Neanderthals – ScienceAlert
Researchers have found evidence that modern genital warts otherwise known as the human papillomavirus (HPV) were sexually transmitted to Homo sapiens after our ancestors slept with Neanderthals and Denisovans roughly around…
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Top 10 in Law Blogs: NFL, Genetics, and the SEC.
Here's Thursdays Top 10 in Law Blogs: NFL Commissioner’s Powers Affirmed in Eighth Circuit Ruling on Peterson Suspension - Gregg E. Clifton of Jackson Lewis' Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Scientists Find Genes That Let These Bees Reproduce Without Males
New York Times (June 9, 2016): Scientists Find Genes That Let These Bees Reproduce Without Males, by Joanna KleinIn animal reproductive news, those who fear the demise of the bee may…