Recent explosive human population growth has resulted in an excess of rare genetic variants
Human populations have experienced recent explosive growth, expanding by at least three
orders of magnitude over the past 400 generations. This departure from equilibrium skews …
orders of magnitude over the past 400 generations. This departure from equilibrium skews …
[HTML][HTML] Host genetic variation impacts microbiome composition across human body sites
Background The composition of bacteria in and on the human body varies widely across
human individuals, and has been associated with multiple health conditions. While microbial …
human individuals, and has been associated with multiple health conditions. While microbial …
Repenting hyperopia: An analysis of self-control regrets
R Kivetz, A Keinan - Journal of Consumer Research, 2006 - academic.oup.com
This article proposes that supposedly farsighted (hyperopic) choices of virtue over vice evoke
increasing regret over time. We demonstrate that greater temporal separation between a …
increasing regret over time. We demonstrate that greater temporal separation between a …
The red sneakers effect: Inferring status and competence from signals of nonconformity
This research examines how people react to nonconforming behaviors, such as entering a
luxury boutique wearing gym clothes rather than an elegant outfit or wearing red sneakers in …
luxury boutique wearing gym clothes rather than an elegant outfit or wearing red sneakers in …
The underdog effect: The marketing of disadvantage and determination through brand biography
We introduce the concept of an underdog brand biography to describe an emerging trend in
branding in which firms author a historical account of their humble origins, lack of resources, …
branding in which firms author a historical account of their humble origins, lack of resources, …
Productivity orientation and the consumption of collectable experiences
A Keinan, R Kivetz - Journal of consumer research, 2011 - academic.oup.com
This research examines why consumers desire unusual and novel consumption experiences
and voluntarily choose leisure activities, vacations, and celebrations that are predicted to …
and voluntarily choose leisure activities, vacations, and celebrations that are predicted to …
[HTML][HTML] The history of African gene flow into Southern Europeans, Levantines, and Jews
Previous genetic studies have suggested a history of sub-Saharan African gene flow into
some West Eurasian populations after the initial dispersal out of Africa that occurred at least …
some West Eurasian populations after the initial dispersal out of Africa that occurred at least …
Meta-analysis of shared genetic architecture across ten pediatric autoimmune diseases
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified hundreds of susceptibility genes,
including shared associations across clinically distinct autoimmune diseases. We …
including shared associations across clinically distinct autoimmune diseases. We …
Measurement of the human allele frequency spectrum demonstrates greater genetic drift in East Asians than in Europeans
A Keinan, JC Mullikin, N Patterson, D Reich - Nature genetics, 2007 - nature.com
Large data sets on human genetic variation have been collected recently, but their usefulness
for learning about history and natural selection has been limited by biases in the ways …
for learning about history and natural selection has been limited by biases in the ways …
Extensive pathogenicity of mitochondrial heteroplasmy in healthy human individuals
A majority of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations reported to be implicated in diseases
are heteroplasmic, a status with coexisting mtDNA variants in a single cell. Quantifying the …
are heteroplasmic, a status with coexisting mtDNA variants in a single cell. Quantifying the …