Breast Feeding and Intelligence
http://www.slate.com/id/2177681
"In this sense, they say, "It is reasonable to ask whether FADS2 is a 'gene for'
IQ." Maybe that helps explain why 90 percent of the population has the C allele—
if it promotes intelligence, then it should win out in the process of natural
selection. From a pro-breast-feeding point of view, this is all kind of lovely.
Some babies have a gene that boosts intelligence, but only when it's activated by
the delivery of mother's milk, and so, over time, more babies have the gene.
Nature and nurture working in tandem, and to a good end."
Now mix this with the concept of the $1000.00 DNA test:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071119/hl_nm/google23andme_dc_4
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google Inc-funded 23andMe launched on Monday and began
offering a DNA saliva test for $999 per person, which would help U.S. users of
the online site learn about disease risk, inherited traits and their ancestry.
Eventually users, who sign up for the saliva test online and receive it by mail,
will also be able to participate in research.
If you combine these two news items, it is clear that breast feeding may be chosen depending on the
genes of the infant, which can be determined for a relatively small investment in DNA testing.
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http://www.slate.com/id/2177681
"In this sense, they say, "It is reasonable to ask whether FADS2 is a 'gene for'
IQ." Maybe that helps explain why 90 percent of the population has the C allele—
if it promotes intelligence, then it should win out in the process of natural
selection. From a pro-breast-feeding point of view, this is all kind of lovely.
Some babies have a gene that boosts intelligence, but only when it's activated by
the delivery of mother's milk, and so, over time, more babies have the gene.
Nature and nurture working in tandem, and to a good end."
Now mix this with the concept of the $1000.00 DNA test:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071119/hl_nm/google23andme_dc_4
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Google Inc-funded 23andMe launched on Monday and began
offering a DNA saliva test for $999 per person, which would help U.S. users of
the online site learn about disease risk, inherited traits and their ancestry.
Eventually users, who sign up for the saliva test online and receive it by mail,
will also be able to participate in research.
If you combine these two news items, it is clear that breast feeding may be chosen depending on the
genes of the infant, which can be determined for a relatively small investment in DNA testing.
Next
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