Genetics

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December 5, 2020
Scientists are seeing promising results from the first studies testing gene editing for sickle cell which affects many Black people.
November 14, 2013
OPINION - How many other Craig Cobbs are out there? And what does all of this tell us about race…
May 23, 2013
NBC Southern California - The National Institutes of Health awarded UCLA a grant to study the genetic causes of autism…
April 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans with a particular gene are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease in old age as…
March 6, 2013
NBC NEWS - Scientists say an African-American male's odd genetic signature suggests that the human Y chromosome's lineage goes back…
February 22, 2013
theGRIO's 100: Rick Kittles, PhD, 47, has traced the ancestry of over 100,000 African-Americans, including Oprah Winfrey, Isaiah Washington, Spike…
July 5, 2012
Gold medalist and former world-class sprinter Michael Johnson has chimed in on why he thinks so many black athletes dominate…
August 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Adults of African descent can have genetic testing performed for free, starting this month, as part of…
August 2, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For the first time, researchers are looking into the genetic makeup of African-Americans and changing the way…
July 1, 2011
MSNBC - Thanks to 21st-century genetic testing, William Holland is finally able to show some of his African cousins what…
July 20, 2010
Blue-eyed blonde Nmachi, whose name means "Beauty of God" in the Nigerian couple's homeland, has baffled genetics experts...
April 21, 2010
According to recent research, those afflicted by the rare genetic disorder known as Williams Syndrome substantially less prone to develop…