DNA Project Aims to Count Scots Redheads

[Tam Piperson]

I had been told recently, that in the not too distant future; that red hair will be VERY rare. don't know how true that is.

Since the specific ethnic groups that tend to have red and blonde hair, light eyes, and fair skin are all experiencing a significant decrease in population due to having fewer and fewer children, while the populations of those who don't possess those particular characteristics are on the increase due to better health care and nutrition, it is very likely to be the case that those traits may eventually become extinct in the not so distant future.

In many cultures, particularly where red hair does not occur naturally, it is still highly prized and some go to efforts to achieve it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tRzM2tZFng