August 31, 2011: ANCIENT GENES, OLMECS AND BIOETHNICITY

Dr. Hildy with a basalt Olmec head

Guests:  Art Historian, Rick Dubov; BioEthno Systems Analyst, Aurora Sacarello; Molecular Biologist, Robert Thollander, Jr.; and Ancient Texts Scholar, Michael Edward

When most people think of genetics, it’s usually only in the most recent sense – what traits were passed down from parents and grandparents. What most people don’t realize is that there are remnants of ancient civilizations residing in all of us.  Traits as varied as your bone structure to particular food sensitivities may be caused by thousands of years of genetic pre-determination.