The 'Secret Jews' of San Luis Valley

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In Colorado, the gene linked to a virulent form of breast cancer found mainly in Jewish women is discovered in Hispanic Catholics.

Smithsonian Magazine, October 2008

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    This is pretty relevant today with regards...genetic testing, and it’s amazing how...
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    so cool! The people who founded Monterey where my family is from is rumored to have been founded by Jews.
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    It’s like the Butterfly Effect writ large over more than half a millennium.
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    ahhhh neat
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    I remember hearing a story from someone once. They’d done a student exchange program to Spain, and stayed with a...
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    Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition…would have such far reaching consequences.
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