Re: virus: What is meant by "memes affecting genes"?

Martin Traynor (m.traynor@ic.ac.uk)
Mon, 21 Oct 1996 12:40:00 +0000


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On 16 Oct 96 at 21:01, David Leeper wrote:

> What sort of genes would facilitate a co-operation meme?

Not being an expert in the field of genetics my answer must be
fairly broad and may be subject to a certain amount of misinformation
at the hands of the populist press. Disclaimer aside, possible
examples could be genes which control linguistic abilities, hormone
levels or intelligence.

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