Comments on: New study casts doubt on older brother hypothesis and reparative drive theory

By: carole

carole — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:54:57 +0000

I can’t seem to post on another thread no matter how hard I try so this is just a test to see if this goes through.

By: Jason P

Jason P — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:50:37 +0000

Dr. Throckmorton – did this study get any publicity? I did not see anything about it. It seems like it would be hard to explain for those who believe the father-son relationship is at root for SSA.

By: Drowssap

Drowssap — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:58:25 +0000

Carole
I looooooove the fat germ story. I wonder if the extra fat cells that the virus triggers us to produce are food or shelter for it in some way.

By: carole

carole — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:53:27 +0000

No doubt most of you have heard today about the findings that a certain adenovirus (one of many such respiratory viruses) causes fat cells to multiply. If not, consult any of your local newspapers or turn on the tv! Actually, this finding has been out there for some months, but only today is getting big press. Yes, one reason, but only one, some people are fat is that they have contracted a virus that causes an increase in fat cells.
One of the networks interviewed their medical specialist who pointed out that the discovery of how the virus does what it does resulted from their studies of a girl with diabetes. Furthermore, researchers studied why one member of an identical twin pair was fat while another was thin, and that also led them to the virus.
Just a reminder about omnipresent pathogens and what they can do.

By: Drowssap

Drowssap — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:58:40 +0000

In reply to carole.

Ya know at this point I don’t know what’s coming out next month. I know a genetics study is due out in very early 2009 but beyond that… EEEEeeeeeeeee.
As for the gibberish from Lyn Sher I can only imagine how bad it’s going to get if they find so much as a weak correlation. Genes probably correlate with everything including all of the things that have nothing to do with genetics. Cochran’s Leprosy and TB examples comes to mind.