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Inherited Intelligence: Scientists Discover Over 50 New Intelligence Genes
Newsweek ^ | 5/22/2017

Posted on 05/23/2017 5:01:07 AM PDT by Altura Ct.

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1 posted on 05/23/2017 5:01:07 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Altura Ct.

See?
I toldya bitches!

2 posted on 05/23/2017 5:05:30 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: Altura Ct.
Correlate this with the Bell Curve work from Charles Murray.

Science can lead to uncomfortable truths. Which is why predicting the weather 100 years from now has so much appeal. Who really cares if it's wrong? Global Warming has a nice "narrative". But identifying a genetic basis for intelligence? Uhhhhhhhhh .... this could get awkward.

3 posted on 05/23/2017 5:08:00 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: Altura Ct.

Most of these genes were found in brain tissue:


I would expect that, but where were the intelligence genes that were not in the brain tissue? I have long suspected some thinking is done with something other than the brain..........


4 posted on 05/23/2017 5:08:12 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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While the exact percentage is widely debated, scientists generally agree ...

I'll go for 97%. Amiright or amiright.

5 posted on 05/23/2017 5:12:14 AM PDT by C210N
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“I would expect that, but where were the intelligence genes that were not in the brain tissue? I have long suspected some thinking is done with something other than the brain..........”

I know where those other intelligence genes are located in men, lol. The answer is to be found in your name here. Just sayin....


6 posted on 05/23/2017 5:14:13 AM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP 45. How sweet it is. )
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To: Altura Ct.

“For any trait that’s only influenced by one or two genes, it’s easy because then you just repair that gene—if it’s a disorder, for example. But for intelligence there are so many small effects and they don’t only influence IQ, but also other traits, so if you start messing around with them you might end up with an intelligent animal, but there might be all sorts of other problems. It’s something I would never want to do or something anyone should try to do.”


From the article. Thoughts?

The human design is very complex. Just went through some medical issues and the consistent words from the doctors were “We don’t know (but we are going to try this)”


7 posted on 05/23/2017 5:15:56 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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What about stupid gene?
Only hope for liberals to become intelligent is to crossbreed with conservatives?


8 posted on 05/23/2017 5:17:31 AM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: Altura Ct.

As a related development.....not a single one of these genes were found in Democrats, liberals, progressives or journalists....

Yes, I realize my list was duplicitous....


9 posted on 05/23/2017 5:17:38 AM PDT by nevergore
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In liberals
Most of these genes were found in brain tissue:

were found much lower


10 posted on 05/23/2017 5:26:36 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: Altura Ct.

I take it that they didn’t find these genes in Maxine Waters.

I heard they asked her if they could study her genes and she went straight to her bedroom dresser to pull them out.


11 posted on 05/23/2017 5:27:46 AM PDT by dforest
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To: nevergore

Duplicative, more likely. “Duplicitous” means “false,” which your list most definitely is not.


12 posted on 05/23/2017 5:28:16 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: PeterPrinciple
Most of these genes were found in brain tissue:

All genes are found in every cell with DNA. What the author meant to say was the genes in question "were expressed" in brain tissue or the proteins corresponding to these genes were found in brain tissue.

13 posted on 05/23/2017 5:28:33 AM PDT by Blennos ( As)
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So THAT’S why the “genes” fall off the hood rats!


14 posted on 05/23/2017 5:40:28 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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Does all 50 intelligence genes agree that Russia stole the election for Trump?

How many genders were found in the genes?


15 posted on 05/23/2017 5:49:17 AM PDT by Tai_Chung
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The so called scientists are not identified.

Fake news?


16 posted on 05/23/2017 5:54:26 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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“The so called scientists are not identified. Fake news?”

Not fake news, a legitimate study.

“An international team of scientists led by Professor Danielle Posthuma, Principal Investigator of the study from VU University in Amsterdam, has made a significant breakthrough identifying 40 previously undiscovered genes associated with intelligence, alongside another 12 that were previously known.”


17 posted on 05/23/2017 6:03:25 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the War on White People, is to recognize it exists.)
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So now we can genetically test if your child is gonna be stoopid?

Are they going to allow this test to be administered regardless of race or financial status?

Pandora is getting very nervous.


18 posted on 05/23/2017 6:07:26 AM PDT by Delta 21
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Not fake news, a legitimate study.

Who Where When and Why are a template to write. The who does not appear until the last. With so much fake news this article chose the same format and appears fake.


19 posted on 05/23/2017 6:08:40 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: IronJack

Thank you! Need another pot of coffee this rainy AM!


20 posted on 05/23/2017 6:15:42 AM PDT by nevergore
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