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Genetic study sheds light on the Jewish diaspora

The researchers analysed genetic samples from 14 Jewish communities across the world and compared them with those from 69 non-Jewish populations.
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June 9, 2010

From news.BBC.co.uk:

The researchers analysed genetic samples from 14 Jewish communities across the world and compared them with those from 69 non-Jewish populations.

Their study, published in Nature, revealed that most Jewish populations were “genetically closer” to each other than to their non-Jewish neighbours.

Read the full story at news.bbc.co.uk.

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