Biologist Says Puerto Rican Women Possess Ideal Genotype Of The 'Perfect' Human
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Puerto Rican women are considered the “perfect” human, says a Berkeley biologist, because they have the closest genetic information to the ideal genotype.
We often hear there is no such thing as perfect —*a tough pill to swallow for perfectionists and narcissists alike. A Berkeley professor, however, suggests the “perfect” human*doesexist and can be found on a small Caribbean island just over 2,000 miles from mainland U.S.*Lior Pachter, a computational biologist working in genomics at the university, believes the perfect human, genetically speaking, is a Puerto Rican woman, due to her DNA ancestry that allows her to possess the ideal genotype.
This DNA research stemmed from Nobel Prize winner James Watson’s obsession to improve the perfect human. Watson sought to "improve" the "imperfect human" via human germline engineering. But according to Pachter’s account of his encounter with Watson, he heard him spew racist and misognistic comments.
"I remember him asking rhetorically, 'Who would want to adopt an Irish kid?' (followed by a tirade against the Irish that I later saw*repeated in the news), and he made a point to disparage*Rosalind Franklin, referring to her derogatorily as 'that woman,'" Pachter wrote on his blog.
*So, the computational biologist undertook the thought experiment to actually find the perfect human. Through an SNP database —*single nucleotide polymorphisms, the most common type of genetic variation among people —*he created the perfect human in silico by setting the alleles at all SNPs so they are “good” and “add the perfect human” to a panel of genotyped individuals from various populations to perform PCA (principal component analysis) to reveal the location and population origin of the individual.
Pachter further explained, “an SNP entry includes fields for ‘magnitude’ (a subjective measure of significance on a scale of 0–10) and ‘repute’ (good or bad), and allele classifications for many diseases and medical conditions.” He added, “If the genotype of an individual is known at many SNPs, it is therefore possible to guess where they are from.” Pachter then unveiled the perfect human with genetic advantages actually lives in the U.S.
“The nearest neighbor to the “perfect human” is HG00737, a female who is Puerto Rican,” he wrote.
Women who reside in the U.S. but were born on the island have been shown to have a mixture of 50 percent European, 30 percent West African, and 20 percent Native American. The perfect human is believed to have existed, and it could’ve been Yuiza (Loiza), a Taina woman who became the only female Cacique (chief) of her tribe in Puerto Rico’s history. This suggests to collect all the “good” alleles it is necessary to be admixed, but this itself is not sufficient for perfection, according to Pachter.
"It makes sense that an individual homozygous for all 'good' alleles should be admixed. And that is exactly what Puerto Ricans are, but admixture itself is not sufficient for perfection."
Researchers like Dr. Gerome Breen of King’s College London, who has worked in Brazil, have delved into the possibility that being mixed race allows a person to have more genetic variation or diversity, which can protect them from various parasites and infectious diseases, physical advantages, and even advantages in coping with stress. In Brazil, a country in which 86 percent of the population is mixed-race, Breen has been able to look at the influence of genetic heritage on mixed and non-mixed people.
In a*study*published in*BMC Psychiatry, Breen found people who live with the unrelenting violence and extreme poverty of the*favelas*or city slums experience the same levels of stress as those who live in the affluent suburbs. Interestingly, in Brazil, the affluent people are overwhelmingly of European ancestry, while favelas are primarily home to people of mixed race. He believes mixed-race people are more likely to have a good functioning copy of each gene from their mother and father, which means they are more likely to have healthy biological systems that allow them to cope with stress.
Some of our genes —*about seven percent of them —*vary between continental populations and along races. The map of the human genome shows that the DNA of human populations across the world is a continuum. Genes that are obviously different between races include those that allow each population to adapt to new latitudes, maximize their success in certain environments, and protect them from the diseases that people are exposed to.
Science speculates being mixed race may contain biological advantages due to the genetic variation or diversity. Offspring tend to produce unpredictable characteristics that are advantageous to the human population. Diverse genetic ancestry could be the gateway to attaining better health.
Source: Andreoli SB, Blay SL, Breen G et al. Violence and post-traumatic stress disorder in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the protocol for an epidemiological and genetic survey.BMC Psychiatry. 2009.*
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Oo...
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Old but nah, they fell off hard and age bad. Middle Eastern, North African women are the best looking in the world. Lebanese, Assryian, Morrocan, ETC gorgeous women
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I've been to Puerto Rico....
Its true
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I Am Jay ? wrote: »Old but nah, they fell off hard and age bad. Middle Eastern, North African women are the best looking in the world. Lebanese, Assryian, Morrocan, ETC gorgeous women
They have a tendency to age poorly too though -
? . More race mixing ? and propaganda. This is to breed out black people and you see how they slid that ? fifty percent european?
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These scientists will say anything to get some new strange
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Ajackson17 wrote: »? . More race mixing ? and propaganda. This is to breed out black people and you see how they slid that ? fifty percent european?
There's a large population of black Puerto Ricans -
Ajackson17 wrote: »? . More race mixing ? and propaganda. This is to breed out black people and you see how they slid that ? fifty percent european?
There's a large population of black Puerto Ricans
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Not reading
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Ajackson17 wrote: »? . More race mixing ? and propaganda. This is to breed out black people and you see how they slid that ? fifty percent european?
There's a large population of black Puerto Ricans
There is, butWomen who reside in the U.S. but were born on the island have been shown to have a mixture of 50 percent European, 30 percent West African, and 20 percent Native American. The perfect human is believed to have existed, and it could’ve been Yuiza (Loiza), a Taina woman who became the only female Cacique (chief) of her tribe in Puerto Rico’s history. This suggests to collect all the “good” alleles it is necessary to be admixed, but this itself is not sufficient for perfection, according to Pachter. -
What is "ideal geonotype"?
Who sets the standard for "ideal"? -
The ideal woman is gettin darker i see.... u dont get that natural tan latinos get, without the melanin...
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Busta Carmichael wrote: »Ajackson17 wrote: »? . More race mixing ? and propaganda. This is to breed out black people and you see how they slid that ? fifty percent european?
There's a large population of black Puerto Ricans
Mayweather Trolled The ? Out Of Mexicans With That ? -
Logic would tell us that if such a woman existed it would be the black African woman that gave birth to our entire ? species and still continues to exist, right?
But I'll let these guys keep at it with their subjective criteria . -
Only reason why im buying investment property in PR.
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Maybe till they hit 40. By 45, it's over.
By 50, a lot of Latina women look like the maid from Family Guy.
Word to Sotomayor. -
This article had potential. However, there aren't any facts to go along with the Puerto Rican female being the genetic peak of humanity.
If they had a list of diseases that they are resistant to compared to other subjects, then we could use it as a talking piece. Alas, another junk article.
There aren't even strengths listed for this genetic mixing. -
I Self Lord & Master wrote: »I Am Jay ? wrote: »Old but nah, they fell off hard and age bad. Middle Eastern, North African women are the best looking in the world. Lebanese, Assryian, Morrocan, ETC gorgeous women
They have a tendency to age poorly too though
I dont know where yall are from but this cant be further form the truth up In Jersey.. Any woman thats caked up is gonna look beat early than the next black white whatever. -
This is old
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50% european.....I know they lying now b.
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NeighborhoodNomad. wrote: »What is "ideal geonotype"?
Who sets the standard for "ideal"?
U know who.... blk ppl need to start setting our own standards , too bad our current standards and ideal is based on the European one as well.
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? junk science. Them ? 's got big butt & big ? in they 20's though.
Once they hit 30.......All bets are off. -
I Am Jay ? wrote: »Old but nah, they fell off hard and age bad. Middle Eastern, North African women are the best looking in the world. Lebanese, Assryian, Morrocan, ETC gorgeous women
They don't age worse than any other group of woman. It's all about how you take care of yourself. You can be 40 and look 30 or 30 and look 60. ALl depends on how you handle your body -
Maybe till they hit 40. By 45, it's over.
By 50, a lot of Latina women look like the maid from Family Guy.
Word to Sotomayor.
JLo 46