Icelandic volcano caused historic famine in Egypt, says Rutgers-based team
... A study by three scientists from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and a collaborator from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, demonstrates a connection between these two widely separated events. The research, funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is the latest add...Academy meeting highlights advances in detecting Amish, Jewish, and Icelandic genetic diseases
NEW YORK - As a result of the Human Genome Project, we are now able to locate genetic mutations and know much more about a person's medical future than ever before. For genetic diseases that are endemic among certain peoples, such as the Icelandic, Ashkenazi Jewish, Old World Amish, and Micronesian populations, genetic testing programs designed to identify disease-related genes may prevent and t...