Thanks Mike as of course genes don't act in isolation. As with all
diseases and various traits, we could be born with a predisposition but
certain experiences usually are necessary to turn on that gene. Clearly
there are exceptions to prove this rule. To use a fairly
non-controversial example
Hi
Is it possible that all brain components necessary for language (presumably
there are many?) might individually be found in different species but that the
unique combination necessary for language only occurs in humans? And does an
association between a particular gene and specific language
Sounds eminently possible to me.
For some reason people often forget that genes don't act in isolation. This
forgetfulness manifests itself especially when they find the language
gene or the homosexual gene etc. And aren't the associations found
usually correlations?
--Mike
On Fri, May 29,
