Posted by rskontos on November 15, 2007, at 11:42:33
In reply to Re: lefthandness more common in ice age.... » rskontos, posted by Phillipa on November 14, 2007, at 19:44:26
No Phillipa you aren't at all. All it is saying is the gene for lefties, The gene, LRRTM1, is the same gene they have found for psychotic mental illness too. So in theory you could say that if you are a left handed you might also have mental illness. But at the end of the article they said that isn't always the case. It is like saying as nurse you will get this....if you are exposed say to the cold virus do you always catch the virus no. Don't they say that all of us have the cancer virus in us. And it turns on in some but not all. So it is probably what this information means. The gene, LRRTM1, seems to be responsible for lefthandedness and mental illness but what they have in common is not known now. It is too early to suppose or predict what it means.
They have tons of more research to do first. That is all. It is just an interesting topic. Doesn't really mean alot yet. Dont worry Phillipa you are not stupid. rk
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