There are a bunch of myths out there about redheads: Are they really going extinct? Are they more prone to develop cancer? Trace has all those answers and more. <\/p>\n
Read More: Simultaneous purifying selection on the ancestral MC1R allele and positive selection on the melanoma-risk allele V60L in South Europeanshttp:\/\/mbe.oxfordjournals.org\/content...\"In humans, the geographical apportionment of the coding diversity of the pigmentary locus MC1R is, unusually, higher in Eurasians than in Africans.\"<\/p>\n
Are redheads going extinct?http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/life<\/a>...\"In August 2007, many news organizations reported that redheads or \"gingers,\" as our British and Australian friends call them, would eventually become extinct.\"<\/p>\n MC1Rhttp:\/\/ghr.nlm.nih.gov\/gene\/MC1R\"The MC1R gene provides instructions for making a protein called the melanocortin 1 receptor. This receptor plays an important role in normal pigmentation.\"<\/p>\n Why Redheads Are at Higher Risk for Melanomahttp:\/\/www.livescience.com\/39094-redh...\"The same genetic mutation that leads to red hair and fair skin may put redheads at risk for skin cancer, a new study suggests.\"<\/p>\n Redheads may be at higher risk of melanoma even without sunhttp:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2012\/oct\/...\"A study on mice suggests that pheomelanin pigment, which gives rise to red hair, is itself a potential trigger for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.\"<\/p>\n Why Surgeons Dread Redheadshttp:\/\/healthland.time.com\/2010\/12\/10...\"As the authors of a recent study published in BMJ attest, society's red-haired members don't always get a fair shake. Hoary stereotypes, such as the idea that redheads are also hot heads, are mixed together with actual physiological differences such as a heightened sensitivity to pain. Now science is getting a better understanding of redheaded physiology than ever before.\"<\/p>\n 'Ginger gene' developed after humans moved to colder climate 50,000 years agohttp:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/sc...\"Fair skin and red hair first appeared around the time people settled in Europe and still remains a dominant gene in southern Europeans today, even if they become tanned.\"<\/p>\n Check out more about the ginger gene on I F#!&king Love Science:http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bfAKoV<\/a>...<\/p>\n Watch More:Is Anorexia Genetic?:http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TWHqDl<\/a>...Changing Your Genes:http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5DU9l<\/a>...What Are Sea Monkeys?: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3AZJRp<\/a>...____________________<\/p>\n DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. <\/p>\n Watch More DNews on TestTube http:\/\/testtube.com\/dnews<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe now! http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_c<\/a>...<\/p>\n DNews on Twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/dnews<\/a><\/p>\n Anthony Carboni on Twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/acarboni<\/a><\/p>\n Laci Green on Twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/gogreen18<\/a><\/p>\n Trace Dominguez on Twitter http:\/\/twitter.com\/trace501<\/a><\/p>\n DNews on Facebook http:\/\/facebook.com\/dnews<\/a><\/p>\n DNews on Google+ http:\/\/gplus.to\/dnews<\/a><\/p>\n Discovery News http:\/\/discoverynews.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more here: <\/p>\n 7 Things You Didn't Know About Redheads - YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are a bunch of myths out there about redheads: Are they really going extinct? Are they more prone to develop cancer? Continue reading