Category Archives: Eskimo

Ketosis as a way of life

Posted on October 26, 2014 by gcochran9

There’s a new article out in ASHG that discusses a regional selective sweep in CPT1A, carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A, which plays an essential role in fatty acid metabolism. A mutation has become extremely common, with a gene frequency > 50%, in … Continue reading →

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Degüello

Posted on August 28, 2014 by gcochran9

There’s a new paper out on the genetic prehistory of the Canadian Arctic. Basically, it says that existing Eskimos replaced a genetically different population less than 700 years ago, and that those earlier Paleo-Eskimos (Dorset culture) represent yet another separate … Continue reading →

Posted in Amerindians, Eskimo | 70 Comments