Earlier this week, a FICO study revealed that student loan debt has increased dramatically and the default rates on these loans are now much higher than previous years.

FORBES: More Than Half Of Student Loans Are Now Delinquent

Dr Drayna has already been involved in a twin study which revealed that the perception of musical pitch is highly heritable.

ECONOMIST: Twin research

There is a good chance that Nabil is of Phoenician descent - the study has revealed that while one in 17 people across the Mediterranean carry the Phoenician gene, in Lebanon almost a third of the population have Phoenician roots.

BBC: Divided Lebanon's common genes

The study of biomechanics, the kinetic chain of events that occurs throughout a pitcher's body, has revealed potentially dangerous flaws in many pitchers' deliveries.

WSJ: Mets' Pitchers of the Future Need to Stay Healthy