This just in from the Vancouver Sun newspaper today..... an intelligence gene!
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Intelligence+gene+discovered/6464844/story.html
This explains why some of us are smarter than others who can run faster.
Or, as old Uncle Albert once said, "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
He was also credited with saying "The commonest element in the universe is not hydrogen but rather stupidity."
Very interesting article Ray. I was specially interested in the part about the effect on the hippocampus (the memory). That might show real promice for our future.
ReplyDeleteHi, Tommy -
ReplyDeleteI wonder - will they ever be able to implant more 'RAM' like they now can implant radioactive pellets to kill cancer in the prostate, or implant
fake breasts in flat-chested gals whose 'factory equipment' looked like two fried eggs?
This all smacks of someone trying to open the door to genetic engineering of people. I'm sure they'd like to try, but we haven't debated all the issues around it yet. But if properly handled, it could eliminate a lot of the nasty diseases we now find difficult to deal with or impossible to treat.