About two-thirds of Jews today – or about 10 million people – are Ashkenazim, referring to a recent Central and Eastern European origin. They primarily reside in the United States and Israel. Ashkenazi Jews carry a particularly high burden of disease-causing genetic mutations, such as those in the BRCA1 gene associated with an increased risk …
A study of skeletons discovered in a medieval Jewish cemetery in Germany has revealed a startling genetic divide among medieval Ashkenazi Jews that no longer exists. The analysis, the first of its kind from a Jewish cemetery and the product of years-long negotiations between scientists, historians and religious leaders, shows that Ashkenazim have become genetically …
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A study of skeletons discovered in a medieval Jewish cemetery in Germany has revealed a startling genetic divide among medieval Ashkenazi Jews that no longer exists. The analysis, the first of its kind from a Jewish cemetery and the product of years-long negotiations between scientists, historians and religious leaders, shows that Ashkenazim have become genetically …
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