Submitted by Kratos: Psychiatric researchers at The Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have uncovered evidence of a gene that appears to influence intelligence. "A robust body of evidence suggests that cognitive abilities, particularly intelligence, are significantly influenced by genetic factors. Existing data already suggests that dysbindin may influence cognition," said Katherine Burdick, PhD, the study's primary author. "We looked at several DNA sequence variations within the dysbindin gene and found one of them to be significantly associated with lower general cognitive ability in carriers of the risk variant compared with non-carriers in two independent groups."The study involved 213 unrelated Caucasian patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and 126 unrelated healthy Caucasian volunteers. The researchers measured cognitive performance in all subjects. They then analyzed participants' DNA samples.

The researchers specifically examined six DNA sequence variations, also known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in the dysbindin gene and found that one specific pattern of SNPs, known as a haplotype, was associated with general cognitive ability: Cognition was significantly impaired in carriers of the risk variant in both the schizophrenia group and the healthy volunteers as compared with the non-carriers.

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One step closer to Genetic testing and Selective breeding. To thous who believe in the NWO , a step in the right direction.
For the rest of us , population control.
I wonder how I and My Family measure's up?

My guess is that we would both be left in the dust.

I had enough sense not to have kids though.

Intresting...Not great as my familiy works in genetic research and medicine...I doubt this gene would play any importance to applied research.

I have heard it said , though not in these enlightened Forums , that some of the more Intelligent People of today are not having children or limiting them selves to only one or two. That and the fact we send off our Best and Brightest to WAR makes me apprehensive about our species future generations.

What's interesting about this is the future possibility of artificially increasing intelligence. It makes you wonder what the world is going to be like if everyone has a genius IQ.

That's a good point. I thought the same thing about playing with genes to make people smarter. It'll be like the movie "Gattaca" with the natural born people being screwed while the "better" people having a good life based on a genetic score.

Other then that, I can't think of many more draw back from more geniuses in the world.