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New Genetic Study: Boys and Girls are Basically Different
February 8, 2007 | Roger F. Gay

Posted on 02/08/2007 12:48:48 PM PST by RogerFGay

More Swedish News (short translated article)

The same gene that in certain circumstances increases the risk of alcoholism and anti-social behavior in boys protects girls from the same dangers and vice versa. This surprising discovery has been reported by a group of Swedish researchers.

Their study of a population of 16-19 year olds, gives new hope for treatment of depression and alcoholism. Lars Oreland, a member of the discovery team told a Swedish newspaper; “I dare say that we are on the verge of a revolution.”


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To: MarineBrat

LOL! The chocolate lobe should at least be as big as the male sex lobe.


41 posted on 02/08/2007 1:25:34 PM PST by brwnsuga
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To: RogerFGay

Does that mean Larry Summers can get his job back?


42 posted on 02/08/2007 1:26:47 PM PST by Our man in washington (The Democratic party is an alliance of narcissists and parasites.)
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To: RogerFGay

Well, Duh.


43 posted on 02/08/2007 1:34:48 PM PST by Uncle Hal
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To: Slings and Arrows

Someone had to fund a study to tell them this?
I could have told them this for the same amount of money a lot quicker.

Studies are welfare for scientists but making it look like they're doing something for a living.


44 posted on 02/08/2007 1:35:02 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: wagglebee

ping


45 posted on 02/08/2007 1:35:30 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

Well I'll be damned! I never would have known this!


46 posted on 02/08/2007 1:37:44 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: calex59
Surprising discovery? Whare have these people been all their lives?

I guess I'm just out of touch. So you already knew that "the same gene that in certain circumstances increases the risk of alcoholism and anti-social behavior in boys protects girls from the same dangers and vice versa".

47 posted on 02/08/2007 1:39:06 PM PST by nosofar
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To: MamaTexan

ping for another laugh


48 posted on 02/08/2007 1:44:49 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: RogerFGay; metmom

It takes genetics and other such tools to tell contemporary scientists what the rest of the world has known all along.


49 posted on 02/08/2007 1:45:25 PM PST by RunningWolf (2-1 Cav 1975)
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To: MarineBrat

50 posted on 02/08/2007 1:48:17 PM PST by Fresh Wind (All we are sa-a-a-ying, is give Beast a chance.)
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To: Antoninus; RogerFGay

Captain Obvious posting in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...


RogerFGay
Since Sep 30, 1998


Judge not ........... :>)


51 posted on 02/08/2007 1:50:32 PM PST by WKB (A wasted day is a day in which we have not laughed!)
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To: NavVet

Those are called curves. I think you were at sea too long. :)


52 posted on 02/08/2007 1:53:19 PM PST by Locomotive Breath (In the shuffling madness)
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To: metmom
ping for another laugh

ROFL! Thanks for the ping. :-)

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This was pretty interesting:

The same gene that in certain circumstances increases the risk of alcoholism and anti-social behavior in boys protects girls from the same dangers and vice versa.

Almost like somebody designed males and females to be the same species while still being opposites.

Kinda makes you go Hmmmm.

(grin)

53 posted on 02/08/2007 1:53:36 PM PST by MamaTexan (I am not an administrative, public, corporate or legal 'person'.....and neither are my children!)
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To: RogerFGay
New Genetic Study: Boys and Girls are Basically Different

Uh, duh, yeah. We needed a study for this? We would not have 'needed' this study before the sixties.

54 posted on 02/08/2007 1:54:35 PM PST by GOP Poet
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To: MarineBrat

I LOVE IT!!! I must show my husband. Very cool.


55 posted on 02/08/2007 1:55:58 PM PST by GOP Poet
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To: MamaTexan

You'd think that would be pretty obvious, but don't forget that is was scientists who did this study to figure it out. They apparently don't always get the obvious.


56 posted on 02/08/2007 1:57:18 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: darkangel82

As they say, the opposite of progress is congress.


57 posted on 02/08/2007 2:00:04 PM PST by Osmium (Attero Dominatus)
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To: RogerFGay

"Boys and girls are basically different."

Except to American politicians and academics.


58 posted on 02/08/2007 2:29:20 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Graybeard58

Nor do they have hair growing on their backs or in their ears...


59 posted on 02/08/2007 2:39:27 PM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: nosofar
I guess I'm just out of touch. So you already knew that "the same gene that in certain circumstances increases the risk of alcoholism and anti-social behavior in boys protects girls from the same dangers and vice versa".

Nope, but I doi know that females and males are diffent on many, many levels, don't you know that?

60 posted on 02/08/2007 2:40:05 PM PST by calex59 (N)
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