Let's be intelligent about intelligence

A lot of confusion reins over assertions about whether a physical or even behavioral trait is  'genetic'. There are several reasons...

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The cystic fibrosis gene 20 years later

There's a Genetics "News Focus" piece in today's Science magazine called "The Promise of a Cure: 20 Years and Countin...

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A gene 'for' depression that isn't

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association today, and receiving a lot of media attention (e.g., here and here...

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