tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post8695269418258740170..comments2023-06-27T09:12:09.524+01:00Comments on Power and its Minions: ‘Significant’ UK Scientific BreakthroughOutLanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-51588569877258613892010-07-07T02:12:18.684+01:002010-07-07T02:12:18.684+01:00@ TEUN
I am unaware of any research that evidences...@ TEUN<br />I am unaware of any research that evidences the proposition that avaritious behaviour, criminal aquisitiveness or indeed systemic political corruption has a genetic link, nor am I willing to speculate on a putative hypothesis regarding “English culture”. Nor can I share whatever suspicions you may have regarding the reason for different DNA retention laws north and south of the border; my own view is pedestrian and mainstream in this regard and that it was entirely motivated by civil liberties considerations and had nothing to do with a conspiracy to engineer an incomplete DNA database. I appreciate that there appears a reluctance for Scottish Police forces to investigate criminal activity with political connections, but the suggestion that this has to do with suppressing any public record of genetic anomaly in sub-populations of elected representative is quite fanciful. <br /><br />@ Outlander<br />Fabulous news Outlander, quite, quite fabulousmuddypawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705787157023015996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-7676936330807904952010-07-06T07:24:21.948+01:002010-07-06T07:24:21.948+01:00Hey Muddy Paws,
I think I understand what you are...Hey Muddy Paws,<br /><br />I think I understand what you are saying.<br /><br />Does that explain why the snouts of so many Westminster MPs are in the trough? Is systemic political corruption part of the English cultural influence? <br /><br />Thanks for clearing it up.The End of the Union is Nighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-33347030338081330292010-07-06T06:45:02.834+01:002010-07-06T06:45:02.834+01:00Thanks, MP!
Appreciate the additional info. And t...Thanks, MP!<br /><br />Appreciate the additional info. And thank you for firming up the details of the research. I was a little skeptical at first, but you’ve removed the lingering doubts I had. It’s always good to get the facts.<br /><br />I’ve forwarded your comments to the Scottish National Party. Apparently they are already in disarray at the findings and the end is only a matter of days away. Hopefully, your link will hasten their demise and we can all move on from this unfortunate chapter in Scotland’s history.<br /><br />Keep up the great work!OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-26096466170056423902010-07-05T23:20:29.697+01:002010-07-05T23:20:29.697+01:00Using Reuters as an inspiration for your post has ...Using Reuters as an inspiration for your post has its dangers; as you say details are sketchy and Reuters do tend to popularise if not sensationalise.<br />Strictly, the research referred to focuses on transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and so it would be wrong to imply any change to the underlying DNA sequence. For once Jim Murphy appears to be up to speed on the subject; the influence of environmental factors like "English culture" may well be relevant to how this transgenerational inheritance effect manifests in the phenotype but this is far from proven and it would be pity if politicians high-jacked this important science to score party political points.<br /><br />The implications of an epigenetic discovery of this type requires a revolution in thinking about genetics, Darwin, evolutionary theory and will of course influence the whole "Dawkins debate". <br /><br />Your readers might benefit from taking a look at Lamb and Jablonka (2005) "Evolution in four dimensions: genetic, epigenetic, behavioural and symbolic variation in the history of life"<br />ISBN 0-262-10107-6<br />Simply googling "epigenetics" isn't enoughmuddypawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705787157023015996noreply@blogger.com