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An interesting article in the Washington Times.
A University of Utah study of Ashkenazi Jews suggests an unusual link between their genetic diseases and their higher intellectual ability.
I have never heard of Ashkenazi disease, but I'm not Jewish. I'm a Heinz American - 57 varieties or an American mutt.
The article hypothesizes that the high intellect of the Ashkenazi Jews is due to natural selection. It later makes what I found as a startling statistic.
In the United States, Ashkenazi Jews make up 3 percent of the American population but have won 27 percent of its Nobel prizes. They also account for more than half of world chess champions.Posted by Ted at June 3, 2005 4:05 PM