The Double Helix Research Paper

Our children's names are Kim and Darrell. Darrell's children our Carolyn (19), Carter (17), and Catherine (15). Stephen traced the Ebberts back to the Mayflower. Carl Fuller and Bridget are our 9th generation great grandparents. Bridget was from Ireland and Fuller I think was British. There is a good chance that Carl has Jewish ancestors. Many Jews in history were forced to choose Christianity or death. Many years ago I read The Bell Curve, a 1994 book by psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein and political scientist Charles Murray. They concluded that Ashkenazi Jews are the "smartest " people in the world. A 2005 scientific paper, "Natural History of Jewish Intelligence," came to the same conclusion. I personally don't have any doubt. Jews represent less than 3% of the world's population, but are dramatically over-represented in accomplishments in all fields especially science, medicine, and law. The academic accomplishments of yourself, Sidney, and Stephen and your children and grandchildren bear testament to your Jewish ancestors. Of course the Jewish blood will become diluted over time as each generation receive less.

It is a classic story of scientific discovery. Matt Ridley's Genome, The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters is another great book.

Grandmother Ebbert died from doctoritis (in my opinion). She was over-medicated; she made going to doctors a favorite pastime. I visited her in a nursery and brought her a box of chocolate candy and she eat the entire box before I left. The contrast between her and Grandmother Wilbur (Mom) could not be greater. Mom came from German stock and was a virtual vegetarian who did not like sweets. She lived to be over