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The dancing gene
Breakthroughs, tips and trends
by John Naish
SAD news for dodgy dancers: there’s no point taking lessons or practising slick moves at home, because disco divas are born, not made, claim Israeli scientists. Their study of 84 student and professional dancers has found they have an unusual variation in two genes involved in transmitting data between nerve cells.
People with these Gene Kelly genes have higher levels of serotonin, a brain transmitter, which makes them more sociable, spiritual and communicative and great on the dancefloor, says the report in the journal Public Library of Science Genetics.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem report reinforces the theory that good dancers are better lovers. A recent study by Rutgers University, in New Jersey, says that men who can boogie have more symmetrical bodies, which is thought to indicate good genes and may be picked up subconsciously by women seeking mates.
Even if you’re a disco dope, you may still have sexy genes. The clue is in your earwax. A study in Nature Genetics reports that a gene called ABCC11 determines if your earwax is wet or dry.
This gene also controls your sweat glands, says an international team of 39 scientists, led by Nagasaki University, Japan. People with the wet-wax gene may put out more sexy odours, they suggest.
Reference - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article725406.ece
by John Naish
SAD news for dodgy dancers: there’s no point taking lessons or practising slick moves at home, because disco divas are born, not made, claim Israeli scientists. Their study of 84 student and professional dancers has found they have an unusual variation in two genes involved in transmitting data between nerve cells.
People with these Gene Kelly genes have higher levels of serotonin, a brain transmitter, which makes them more sociable, spiritual and communicative and great on the dancefloor, says the report in the journal Public Library of Science Genetics.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem report reinforces the theory that good dancers are better lovers. A recent study by Rutgers University, in New Jersey, says that men who can boogie have more symmetrical bodies, which is thought to indicate good genes and may be picked up subconsciously by women seeking mates.
Even if you’re a disco dope, you may still have sexy genes. The clue is in your earwax. A study in Nature Genetics reports that a gene called ABCC11 determines if your earwax is wet or dry.
This gene also controls your sweat glands, says an international team of 39 scientists, led by Nagasaki University, Japan. People with the wet-wax gene may put out more sexy odours, they suggest.
Reference - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article725406.ece
