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Not So Fast!
Interesting push-back and complexifying of the “it’s all in your genes” meme: __________ And here’s the full (eccentric) documentary of which the above clip is a part (no, I haven’t watched it yet and don’t know anything about it):
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Tagged behavior, determinism, environment, free will, genes, psychology
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At Least 80% Of Our Junk DNA Is Not Junk
That’s the news, as reported in the New York Times recently. This ought to make a splash in the debate between evolutionary biologists and intelligent design theorists. For more on this, see here [NYT website link]. And to read a biologist who … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Darwin, dna, evolution, genes, junk DNA, life, nanomachines
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Donor 45: Talk about Speeding up Evolution!
Imagine locating a single person who just happens, by natural variation, to have the ability to ward off most strains of a widely feared virus. Then imagine taking cells from that man, learning how they achieve the trick, and then putting that discovery … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, biology, brave new world, enhancement, genes, genetic engineering, genetic technology, health, HIV, science, superman, vaccines
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Today’s Orwellism: “Procreative Beneficience” (for Eugenics)
Julian Savulescu has a new term for eugenics: procreative beneficience. And according to Oxford Today: The University Magazine, eugenics—I mean procreative beneficience—may be making a comeback in academic circles: ‘There is a significant chance that my own children will live beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged China, ethics, eugenics, genes, Hitler, Julian Savulescu, philosophy, procreative beneficience
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Gay for brains?
The Washington Post reports today on yet another major study linking homosexuality with brain differences. The evidence is not conclusive, as reading the article fairly notes, but if scientists, over the next twenty years, solidly lock down the evidence that … Continue reading
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