Any rancher will tell you that when it comes to producing young animals from the members of their herd, things don’t work quite the same as they do in the human world. For more of Episode 318 visit: tinyurl.com The Monsanto Company – and the American Farm Bureau Federation – http make presentation of America’s Heartland possible….
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This is just something that I have been wondering about for a while.
Say, for example, the father has identical twin brothers. Would this increase the chance of conceiving twins? Or is it more or less based on the mother’s genes? I tried looking this up elsewhere on the interwebs, but couldn’t find a specific enough answer. Thought maybe Y!A could help me out tonight 
For the record, I’m not pregnant, nor do I plan on getting pregnant any time soon, I’m just curious.
Thanks in advance!
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If a person developed breast cancer at an early age and they do not have a family history of cancer is it possible that they can test positive on BRCA!/2 testing? And only serious answers please.
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You know WS, current data indicates that the human race (Homo sapiens) MAY have originated in east Africa in the general region of the Rift Valley of Ethiopia/Kenya/Tanzania/Somalia. The oldest fossils of human ancestors (not exactly Homo sapiens, but other species which further developed to Homo sapiens). Also many of the oldest civilizations have origins in that region of the World as well. this has led scientists to speculate that Africa was the original source of origin of humans. However, it should be noted that much of the data have yet to be discovered and there are other sources of data which do have some conflict with the prevailing theories. Most notably, there have been fossils of Homo sapiens AND pre-sapiens creatures discovered in the Caucasus region of southern Asia and the Gobi Desert of western China, which are millions of years old. I am pretty sure that this is a question which shall remain unanswered for quite some time to come as more and more data are discovered around the globe. They are trying to form a picture of a jigsaw puzzle, having only a few of the genuine pieces of the puzzle to work with. The finished picture may be the Eiffel Tower or it may just be some kids erector set. More information is needed to see how those fit into the puzzle that we THINK may be the true picture.
Brightest Blessings,
Raji the Green Witch
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I know it means I have to work harder to obtain one, however, does this mean that some people will never get a six pack no matter their diet, intensity of cardio, or ab workouts? If this is true, how do you break the bad genetics and get the sculptured abs you want regardless? Is this a myth?
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Dr. William B. Dobyns, professor of human genetics, neurology and pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medical Center, talks about where his laboratory and others are in the hunt for genes associated with autism, and what those genes tell us about the cause of the disease. sciencelife.uchospitals.edu This video is part of a recurring feature on the ScienceLife blog where a University of Chicago…
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The science of molecular genetics is relatively new to biology. The theory of evolution, on the other hand, was developed before scientists had any idea how genetic information was passed down from generation to generation. Can the science of DNA help settle the century-old debate between the theory of evolution and the traditional idea of special creation? … creation evolution faith science bib…
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