tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post5423919617946486592..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: "Mom cooks Me Like a Turkey"Jay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-71882569134776181702009-02-08T08:53:00.000-05:002009-02-08T08:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for the shout-out!As Tony Blair said, we ne...Thanks for the shout-out!<BR/><BR/>As Tony Blair said, we need to be hard on crime, and on the causes of crime.<BR/><BR/>I had a professor once who was seriously considering checking to see whether the same genetic difference that causes differences in childcare between mountain and prairie voles predicts child abuse in humans, as we share the same locus of genetic difference (which is a long repetition of seemingly junk DNA in a specific part of the genetic code.)<BR/><BR/>As I recall, he was concerned with the funding implications for this, as cries of "eugenics!" would naturally be forthcoming if he found what he thought he would.<BR/><BR/>[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vole<BR/>[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/science/10behave.htmlDan tdaxphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205344738190870766noreply@blogger.com