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A few days ago I posted an article on the environmental factors that influence a person's survival chances if the contract Covid-19. I commented on how little this is studied, how the tendency is towards looking for genes. That is particularly "strange" since an NIH article ( https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/immune-system-shaped-environment-more-genes ) had to admit that "researchers found that non-heritable influences outweighed heredity in about 75% of all the immune parameters, and almost exclusively determined more than half of the parameters." Yet here we are, with "The Scientist" reporting on major studies to find the genes that determine how a Covid-19 patient's immune system will react to the virus. Sure, genes have an influence. The fact that women survive better than men and that behavior differences (smoking vs. non-smoking, eg.) don't seem to be the determinant would indicate that. But from reading the article it's clear that many millions are being spent in these genetic studies, far more than is being spent to investigate environmental factors. Could there possibly be a political reason? You think? https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/dna-could-hold-clues-to-varying-severity-of-covid-19-67435?utm_campaign=TS_DAILY%20NEWSLETTER_2020&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=86538700&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qhnptb1C3MycFr6zF2WSaDh7vvEEMdcsBlCNXpr0tq70L67uqrI1E6Lf0g-P4MTaXNNAQPY6gFebkyf-piA7f9OrCuw&_hsmi=86538700 John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
