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NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say data from the Human Genome Project are shedding new light on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
"Over the ages we cataloged the anatomical differences between people and eventually biochemical differences, too. Now we can get down to the molecular differences," Carlos D. Bustamante, a professor of computational biology at Cornell University, told The Washington Post.
Researchers said many common health problems -- such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure -- may have been caused by natural selection.
The report said more than 300 human genes show evidence of recent mutations and it is estimated that at least 10 percent of the human genome has undergone natural selection during the past 200,000 years.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A woman who says she had an affair with President John F. Kennedy wrote that she didn't feel at the time she was "invading the Kennedys' marriage."
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.
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GILBERT, Ariz., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Of the many rumors about the U.S. release of the iPad 3, the most promising is increased screen resolution, experts say.
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BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A British company said it is opening salons across England dedicated to the tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair.
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