Study of East Africans illuminates new genetic factors underlying human faces

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A new study of the genetics underlying facial features finds that East Africans have some unique facial genetics and some that are shared with Europeans. The findings, published August 19th in PLOS Genetics by Chenxing Liu, Seth Weinberg and John Shaffer of the University of Pittsburgh and colleagues, add to our understanding of how genetics shape the human face.

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