from 2000, william hamilton comments on epigenetics (http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=58243 …) #FlashbackFridaypic.twitter.com/8kvMJIwdGX
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@hbdchick well,*some*pollutans lower human intelligence,some havebeen proven in pregnant women,but point is,the"epigenetic"effect is somatic
@hbdchick meaning,it just screws up regular development of the nervous system, the children if not exposed to same problem turns up fine.
@hbdchick Which simply means "don't expose a developing fetus to toxic shit", which we knew already. No place for Lamarck here.
@hbdchick As Cochran and others say,seriously, where's the mechanism were information from the enviroment crosses the somatic-germinal line?
@SilverVVulpes eggzactly!
@hbdchick It annoys me,really.Micronutrient deficiencies and pollution probably explain only a few lost IQ points,bit of lower heritability…
@hbdchick for the poot and STILL when applied to populations of millions, fixing them could improve a lot of lives
.@SilverVVulpes yes. misunderstandings of biology (willful* or not) sadly do result in a lot of harm for a lot of people out there. =/
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