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Science Friday: Mapping Human Genetic Diversity

9th - 10th
Researchers working on the Human Genome Project have been able to map human genetic variation across populations and continents. They were able to trace human ancestry back to Africa, and determine the genetic history of a number of...
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Science Friday: Mapping the Microbial Make Up of Healthy Humans

9th - 10th
Scientists discuss their Human Microbiome Project in which they documented the genetic identity of the microorganisms (bacteria, germs, viruses, etc.) that live on the human body. They found that people carry ten times more microbes than...
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Science Friday: Mosquitoes Engineered to Kill Their Own Kind

9th - 10th
Researchers hope to crash populations of dengue-transmitting mosquitoes, using genetic engineering. [12:19]

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