Re: Diabetes gene discovered?

On 16 Jan 2006 14:09:22 GMT, Chris Malcolm
<cam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Loretta Eisenberg <Ronetta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It took all these years to figure this out. Since I am old enough to
>> talk, I have said there is a gene for everything. Everyday, I get
>> proven right.
>
>No, every time they find a gene for something all they do is fail to
>disprove your hypothesis, which one single negative instance can
>disprove. Do you count as positive instances those cases where there
>isn't a single gene, but a combination of several genes plus
>environmental factors? And do you really think there is a gene for
>speaking French?

Of course. There is definitely a gene for speaking French.

I don't have it. Nor do I have the gene for speaking
Italian, Greek, Czech or German. Thank goodness some of the
people I communicated with in those countries have the gene
for speaking English.

I've noticed that very few of the people I meet in my own
country and the USA have that gene:-)

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
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