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February 3, 2012

Existentialist Genetics: What Makes Us Human?

The Economist, The Economist


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THE problem with understanding human uniqueness is precisely that it is unique. Though the proper study of mankind may be man, that study will yield little if there is no reference point to compare man with.

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TAGGED: genetics, microarray, humanity

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