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Uma correspondência genética com uma pessoa antiga não significa que você tenha mais parentesco genealógico. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images

Testes de ancestralidade genética: saiba o que realmente significam seus resultados

Os ancestrais genealógicos e genéticos não são a mesma coisa. Uma correspondência de DNA - ou a falta de uma - pode não lhe dizer o que você imagina sobre sua árvore genealógica.
A genetic match to an ancient person doesn’t mean you’re more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty Images

DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means

Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine it does about your family tree.
Women around the world have adjusted to new working realities after the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristin Hardwick/Wikimedia Commons

Working women in South Africa proved their resilience during COVID - as a result they’ve enhanced their well-being

The pandemic affected working women in several spheres of life.
Partial layout of the graves discovered during the excavation at the medieval Jewish cemetery of Erfurt. Thuringian State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology/Karin Sczech + Katharina Bielefeld

Ancient DNA from the teeth of 14th-century Ashkenazi Jews in Germany already included genetic variations common in modern Jews

A German town needed to relocate a medieval graveyard to build a parking garage. A positive side effect: Scientists got to sequence the DNA of Ashkenazi Jews who lived more than 600 years ago.
Partidarios de Trump durante la Marcha del Millón MAGA en Washington el 14 de noviembre de 2020. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

El populismo estalla cuando las personas se sienten desconectadas y no respetadas

Donald Trump ha sido un presidente populista. Comprender las raíces del populismo en los EE.UU. y en otros lugares es esencial para hacer frente a su ascenso y su amenaza a la democracia.
Des partisans du président Donald Trump escaladent le mur ouest du Capitole américain, le 6 janvier, à Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Capitole : voici comment le tissu social américain est en train de se désagréger

Donald Trump a été un président populiste. Comprendre les racines du populisme aux États-Unis et ailleurs est essentiel pour faire face à sa montée et à la menace qui pèse sur la démocratie.
Trump supporters face off against counterprotesters at the Million MAGA March in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Populism erupts when people feel disconnected and disrespected

Donald Trump has been a populist president. Understanding populism’s roots in the US and elsewhere is essential for addressing its rise and threat to democracy.
Permitir que se infectan deliberadamente a humanos con COVID-19 podría acelerar el proceso de los ensayos clínicos. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

El dilema ético de permitir los ensayos médicos en los que se infectan deliberadamente a humanos con COVID-19

Los ensayos de exposición en humanos conllevan riesgos importantes para los voluntarios, pero también podrían generar importantes beneficios para la humanidad: una vacuna para el coronavirus.
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Los jóvenes científicos africanos y las barreras que les impiden alcanzar su potencial

El proyecto Global State of Young Scientists Africa investiga los desafíos que conforman las trayectorias profesionales de los jóvenes científicos africanos.
Le bonheur a envahi nos vies. Mais sommes-nous plus heureux ? Artem Bali/Unsplash

Sois heureux et tais-toi !

« Le bonheur est-il cet objectif suprême que nous devrions tous nous efforcer d’atteindre ? » s’interrogent les chercheurs Éva Illouz et Edgar Cabanas dans leur ouvrage « Happycratie ».
Young African scientists face persistent barriers which cause them to leave academia. Shutterstock/WAYHOME studio

What’s stopping young African scientists from achieving their potential

The Global State of Young Scientists Africa project investigates the challenges that shape the career trajectories of young African scientists.

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