NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 21st February 2006 09:39 PM GMT] It?s a no-brainer that people who share last names usually share genes as well. I, for one, am often asked if I?m related to the Indian cricket player Sourav Ganguly. (Sadly, no.) But now there?s a scientific study to back up such questions. The research, which focuses on paternal lineages, verifies what we all would have guessed: that sharing a surname... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 13th February 2006 08:31 PM GMT] Werner Hoeger, the kinesiologist turned luger we profiled in our February issue, came incredibly close to his goal of four clean runs in Torino this weekend.
On Sunday, the Boise State professor completed the final two runs of the two-day event, finishing in 32 nd place out of 36. Not bad at all for a 52-year-old, the eldest male luger and one of the eldest competitors at the Winter Games. Hoeger took up the sport only eight years ago and... Click to continue
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