News tagged with consanguineous marriage
The role of inbreeding in the extinction of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty
The powerful Habsburg dynasty ruled Spain and its empire from 1516 to 1700 but when King Charles II died in 1700 without any children from his two marriages, the male line died out and the French Bourbon dynasty came to power ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Why not marry your cousin? Millions do
The health risks of marrying a cousin have been grossly overstated, says a new book.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Study: Darwin was right to worry that marriage to his cousin affected his offspring
New research suggests that Charles Darwin's family was a living human example of a theory that he developed about plants: that inbreeding could negatively affect the health and number of resulting offspring.
May 03, 2010 |
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Genetic mutation linked to walking on all 4s
What are the genes implicated in upright walking of humans? The discovery of four families in which some members only walk on all fours (quadrupedality) may help us understand how humans, unlike other primates, are able ...
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Study finds that even aloof husbands have lower testosterone levels than unmarried men
A fascinating new study is the first outside of North America to observe lower testosterone levels among married men. Supporting a growing body of research, the study reveals that even married men who are considered aloof ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 09, 2007 |
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'Kissing cousins'
Understanding whether inbreeding accounts for early mortality is a long-standing concern in demographic research. Analyzing Bedouin villages in Bekaa, Lebanon, in which the marriage rate among first cousins is more than twice ...
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Sep 25, 2007 |
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