Category Archives: Genetics

Federal Judge Rules Against Patenting the Sun

Posted on March 31, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

The real problem here is that many hospitals and most doctors are not doing simple molecular biology techniques, commonly done in high school laboratories, as part of standard practice.
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Posted in Biotech, Genetics, Human Genetics | 1 Comment

Counsyl, Genetic Screening, and the Very Common Medical Procedure That Must Not Be Named

Posted on February 2, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

The other, unnamed use of genetic screening for incurable diseases.
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Posted in Blastocyst Liberation, Genetics, Genomics | 6 Comments

What Is the Heritability of Being an A–hole?

Posted on November 17, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Granted, being an asshole isn’t a very precise trait, but why is this question never asked? Perhaps, with early intervention, Charles Murray might not have become an asshole.
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Posted in Genetics, IQ, WhatEVAH! | 37 Comments

Obesity Makes People Stupid…About Heritability

Posted on August 4, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Heritability: I do not think it means what you think it means. Phenotypes can be very environmentally malleable even though they are highly heritable.
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Posted in Genetics, Obesity | 11 Comments

Salmonella, Shigella, and Lactose, Oh My!

Posted on June 12, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s never made much sense to me why the pathogenic bacteria Salmonella and Shigella (which is really E. coli) have lost the ability to use lactose (milk sugar). Now it does.
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