Virginia Hughes

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I am a journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. I’ll write about anything, but most of my stories involve genes, brains, or biotech, sometimes all at once. These are my latest.

The Obesity Apologists

The Big Fat Truth

Profile: Simon Fisher

Power Failure

Twin Study Finds Epigenetic Imprint of Autism Traits

Could DNA Databases Curb Human Trafficking?

MARTIN SCHOELLER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

What You Do is Who You Are

Death’s Eternal Logistics

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Only Human

My blog, part of National Geographic Magazine's Phenomena network, explores all things people: our genes, minds, behaviors, and cultures.

RSS Latest posts on Only Human

  • The Obesity Apologists
  • Could DNA Databases Curb Human Trafficking?
  • What You Do Is Who You Are
  • A Motivational Post for Exercise Procrastinators
  • The Jumping Gene: Friend or Foe?

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WinnerBadgeSmall Re-Awakenings, a story about a strange sleeping sickness published on The Last Word on Nothing, was deemed best post of 2012 by Science Seeker.
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