Re: We are fabulous mutants!
Cool! I don't suppose a certain black slab had anything to do with this... ;)
I wonder if a gene for cultural creativity could be linked in some way to a gene for homosexuality (if any.)
It occurred to me a while back in a different discussion that if such a "gay gene," did exist, one would think that a trait so obviously hostile to reproduction would have been bred out of the species in short order unless it was linked to something mind-bogglingly useful.
Maybe creativity? If there is one stereotype of the gay person that comes to mind, what is it? Composer? Artist? Designer? Author? Musician?
Something to think hard about if such a "gay gene" is ever isolated, and enthusiastic conservatives want to "eliminate" it.