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Silvia Smith
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I am a biological anthropologist and a human biologist with an interest in human disease.

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The activity and expression of adenylosuccinate lyase were reduced during modern human evolution, affecting brain and behavior
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August 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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How deeply Trump has cut federal health agencies - ProPublica
August 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study
An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal's editor told Reuters.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Inference of human pigmentation from ancient DNA by genotype likelihood
Light eyes, hair and skins probably evolved several times as Homo sapiens dispersed from Africa. In areas with lower UV radiation, light pigmentation alleles increased in frequency because of their ad...
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April 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Neanderthals and humans interbread as recently as 7,000 years BP according to a newly published Nature article
Neanderthals and humans interbred more recently than scientists thought
Two teams using different methods both conclude that humans and Neanderthals had children together starting roughly 50,000 years ago.
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January 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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