The Explosive Science of Genetics http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-explosive-science-of-genetics/article28462603/ … "Whatever's wrong w/ your kids is probably not your fault"pic.twitter.com/tzZ4zq2gtx
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@ChateauEmissary if i understand the paper (http://www.chilecrecesano.com/medios/Sabermas/Estudios_cientificos/Obesidad_hombres.pdf …) correctly then, no, not in the way... @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
@ChateauEmissary ...you're thinking. they've shown that obese men have diff methylation than lean men... @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
@ChateauEmissary ...on the dna in their sperm, and that this changes after gastric-bypass surgery, but... @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
@ChateauEmissary ...they haven't shown that that methylation *causes* them to be overweight, or that it... @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
@ChateauEmissary ...would cause their kids to be overweight or even that their kids would *def* inherit it... @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
@ChateauEmissary ...it's more likely that the methylation just reflects the "state" of the individual... @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
@ChateauEmissary ...you should really read all three in the series of @WiringTheBrain's epigenetics blogs... @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
@ChateauEmissary ...he did an amazing job of making it crystal clear! (^_^) @Oliver_S_Curry @SteveStuWill
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