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Growing up, when you brought home an A on a test, did your parents ever argue over who’s side of the family “the smarts” came from? I can recall complete reconstructions of the family tree based on what subjects my sister and I were excelling in.
In reality, the grades probably had more to do with good study habits and a certain pride in my work, but new research indicates that there may be more of a genetic component than previously realized. In addition to diet, as we learned in my last post, recent work from Dr. Paul Thompson’s team reveals that genetic variations can have measurable impacts on learning and intelligence. I came across his work thanks to a great piece written by Moheb Costandi at ScienceNOW.
Oh, Google. I remember the days before your name became a verb associated with mild stalking. The days long ago when you were just the weird alternative to Yahoo! for email and internet queries. How far you’ve come – pervasive in every part of my life.
I’m always excited to find a follow-up to a story I’ve written about here before. Unfortunately, I don’t think that’s happened too often. Could be because this is only my 63rd post, but I’m not one to point fingers. In any case, we have a follow-up on a subject that I’m particularly happy to report on.
