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Hitler and his henchmen victimized an entire continent and exterminated millions in his quest for a co-called "Master Race." But the concept of a white, blond-haired, blue-eyed master Nordic race didn't originate with Hitler. The idea was created in the United States, and cultivated in California, decades before Hitler came to power. California eugenicists played an important, although little known, role in the American eugenics movement's campaign for ethnic cleansing. Eugenics was the racist pseudoscience determined to wipe away all human beings deemed "unfit," preserving only those who conformed to a Nordic stereotype. Elements of the philosophy were enshrined as national policy by forced sterilization and segregation laws, as well as marriage restrictions, enacted in twenty-seven states. California was considered an epicenter of the American eugenics movement. Eugenics was born as a scientific curiosity in the Victorian age. How? Hitler studied American eugenics laws.
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oZon le Théâtre 2013
Cette année encore se tiendra le festival Ozon le Théâtre à Séné dans le Golfe du Morbihan du 6 au 8 septembre! Pour avoir toutes les informations, je vous invite à visiter leur site! Pour vous donner envie d’y aller, un petit tour d’horizon avec les éditions précédentes! Commençons un peu par l’ambiance du site, car même si le théâtre ne vous tente pas, venez au moins prendre un verre au bar, manger un morceau et profiter des décors! Pour information, l’on y mange très variés, souvent des choses que l’on a pas l’habitude de manger et s’il faut ensuite laver chacun ses affaires, c’est dans une bonne ambiance, de partage et de convivialité qui fait que tous se retrouvent comme à la maison, ou entre amis! Les soirées se terminent également par des concerts permettant à ceux, moins intéressé par le théâtre de profiter quand même de l’ambiance du site et d’un week-end souvent ensoleillé! Alors en espérant vous y voir! Like this: J'aime chargement…
Identical Twins' Genes Are Not Identical
Identical twins are identical, right? After all, they derive from just one fertilized egg, which contains one set of genetic instructions, or genome, formed from combining the chromosomes of mother and father. But experience shows that identical twins are rarely completely the same. Until recently, any differences between twins had largely been attributed to environmental influences (otherwise known as "nurture"), but a recent study contradicts that belief. Geneticist Carl Bruder of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and his colleagues closely compared the genomes of 19 sets of adult identical twins. Normally people carry two copies of every gene, one inherited from each parent. Scientists have long used twins to study the roles of nature and nurture in human genetics and how each affects disease, behavior, and conditions, such as obesity. Bruder speculates that such variation is a natural occurrence that accumulates with age in everyone.
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Gene Linked to Common Form of Psoriasis
St. Louis, MO - infoZine - The research shows that rare mutations in the CARD14 gene, when activated by an environmental trigger, can lead to plaque psoriasis. This type of psoriasis accounts for 80 percent of all cases and is characterized by dry, raised, red patches covered with silvery scales that can be itchy and painful. The new findings also indicate that mutations in CARD14 can be involved in the pustular form of psoriasis and in a debilitating arthritis linked to the psoriasis. “We have searched for almost two decades to find a single gene linked to plaque psoriasis,” says the senior author of both papers, Anne Bowcock, PhD, professor of genetics. Photo courtesy of National Psoriasis Foundation Although psoriasis has long been thought to be caused by an overactive immune system, the genetic pathway uncovered by the scientists points to defects in the skin as the main culprit of the condition and to immune cells as secondary players.
Brief on Sexual Orientation and Genetic Determinism
Brief on Sexual Orientation and Genetic Determinism May 2006 Sexual Orientation Bibliography Humans display a wide range of sexual feelings and behavior. Nowhere is this more prominent than in American culture which is saturated with images and references to sex and romantic love from television advertisements to billboard displays. Often, our identities as individuals are wrapped up with our romantic tendencies and how these play out in our relationships. Sometimes an individual’s sexual behavior is used as a barometer for his or her moral or religious beliefs. Public concepts about sexuality have been highlighted recently due to the emergence of new laws. At the same time some scientists are attempting to show that sexual orientation is a fixed reality, one that is pretty much settled well before birth. So why are some scientists currently interested in defining sexuality as a fixed property determined by one’s genes? Homosexual behavior was put under the microscope. Conclusion
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