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Youth literary magazine

The Elysian Muse

Youth literary magazine

The Elysian Muse

Youth literary magazine

The Elysian Muse

Photography by Silja Pietilä, 18, Finland

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Dear Readers and Contributors,

 

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you all for the continuous love and support, especially through the pandemic. In just under 6 months, we’ve come so far; the magazine has been featured on Publish YOUth Writing and Poets & Writers, and the editorial team reached a whooping milestone of 100+ Advice Articles written! As we continue grow our global outreach, we’ve published over 280 creators from 25 U.S. States, 25 countries, and 6 continents across the world! 

 

It’s been a pleasure growing this community over the past three years, so I know I speak for the entire editorial board when I say we hold this magazine and our contributors close to our hearts. It takes a tremendous amount of research and effort to manage the magazine, which is why we're so thankful for all of your support. We encourage you to share our publications and Advice Articles to help our other young creators who may be interested in pursuing their craft.

 

Cheers,

Lori Khadse

Founder, Nonfiction Editor in Chief

The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine

Dear Readers and Contributors,

 

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you all for the continuous love and support, especially through the pandemic. In just under 6 months, we’ve come so far; the magazine has been featured on Publish YOUth Writing and Poets & Writers, and the editorial team reached a whooping milestone of 100+ Advice Articles written! As we continue grow our global outreach, we’ve published over 280 creators from 25 U.S. States, 25 countries, and 6 continents across the world! 

 

It’s been a pleasure growing this community over the past three years, so I know I speak for the entire editorial board when I say we hold this magazine and our contributors close to our hearts. It takes a tremendous amount of research and effort to manage the magazine, which is why we're so thankful for all of your support. We encourage you to share our publications and Advice Articles to help our other young creators who may be interested in pursuing their craft.

 

Cheers,

Lori Khadse

Founder, Nonfiction Editor in Chief

The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Editors' Choice Works

 

Cystic Fibrosis in Europeans

Written by Anonymous Contributor

 

In peoples of European descent, diseases like hemochromatosis and cystic fibrosis persist despite natural selection because of concepts such as genetic drift and heterozygote advantage. Research speculates that Hemochromatosis originated with the Vikings; upon colonizing along the European coastline, their small population grew in secluded areas. Through the founder effect, generations of inbreeding ensured that the genetic mutation for hemochromatosis persisted in the population. As for cystic fibrosis, those who carry a copy of the gene have protection against Tuberculosis, a disease that “... caused 20 percent of all the deaths in Europe between 1600 and 1900”, creating an evolutionary pressure for those resistant to the disease (Moalem 21). Carriers of the gene for cystic fibrosis have a heterozygote advantage; while they do not show any symptoms of the disease, they would have protection against Tuberculosis. Thus, those with copies of the gene had a greater chance of living long enough to reproduce and pass on the gene.

 

 

This article was written by an anonomous contrubutor of the Elysian Muse Literary Magazine!