Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Speech Gene FOXP2 and some news

...controls the activity of at least 116 other genes. ... Several of the genes under FOXP2’s thumb show signs of having faced recent evolutionary pressure, meaning they were favored by natural selection. This suggests that the whole network of genes has evolved together in making language and speech a human faculty. - nyt

and much more detailed coverage from Ed Yong. the guy has a bunch of articles on self-esteem/self-deception/positive-thinking starting, starting from this.

ну и, до кучи, The MAOA Gene Predicts Credit Card Debt

nyt: Law Seeks to Ban Misuse of Genetic Testing - misuse?

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