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South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu's DNA Decoded

First Posted: 04/21/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 11/17/11 09:02 AM ET

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu has dedicated his life to the promotion of equality. A new study of his genetic makeup has helped scientists understand how different human beings are -- genetically.

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AntiTreeHugger
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10:58 AM on 02/25/2010
"South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu's DNA Decoded"

-Turns out he's black.
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10:32 AM on 02/25/2010
Don't see the connection between Rev. Tutu's genetic sequencing and religion per-se.

Looking for the " God Gene ", possibly?

Or mebbe science can find the gene responsible for that cute little red cap...
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KennebunkportIndependent
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06:19 PM on 02/24/2010
This is a truly great man. The greatest Anglican leader since Michael Ramsay.

I deeply wish that John Sentamu, another great African man, now Archbishop of York, was head of the Anglican Church. Only he has the wisdom and depth to deal with the challenges wrecking the Communion.
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Doc0976
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03:52 PM on 02/24/2010
Fascinating article!
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NoSillyName
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05:18 PM on 02/20/2010
Very interesting about Tutu and the Bushmen.

Hope this research leads to the development of drugs for specific genotypes. There is never "one drug/dose fits all."
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MJinCanada
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03:47 PM on 02/19/2010
I think it's great Bishop Tutu is helping DNA research. I hope it turns up some other interesting and wonderful "cousins" for him to enjoy as well.

As I recall from "The Seven Daughters of Eve", there over 30 major mitochondrial DNA lines identified in Africa, compared to 7 in Europe, and that is largely due to more than a million years of human occupation, migration and settlement in Africa, versus 80,000 or so in Europe.
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