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Screenshot of news.ufl.edu: Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover

Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover (news.ufl.edu)

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University of Florida news article on research finding that violence experienced by Syrian refugees leaves epigenetic changes passed across generations.

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Screenshot of hub.jhu.edu: Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city

Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city (hub.jhu.edu)

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Johns Hopkins Hub article on clay cylinders found at an ancient Syrian site bearing what may be the oldest known alphabetic writing.

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#syria on Hacker News

Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover(news.ufl.edu)

Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city(hub.jhu.edu)

Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover (news.ufl.edu)

Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city (hub.jhu.edu)