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Book cover for Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Suppose, for instance, that a gene appeared on the X chromosome that specified the recipe for a lethal poison that killed only sperm carrying Y chromosomes. A man with such a gene would have no fewer children than another man. But he would ...more
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“For instance, given the choice between a safe, comfortable and long life for the individual or a risky, tiring and dangerous attempt to breed, virtually all animals (and indeed plants) choose the latter.”
Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Matt Ridley
“genetically different population, so that she can have offspring with varied genes and little risk of inbred diseases. But perhaps she – and T-shirt-sniffing people – are actually doing something that makes sense in terms of the blood-group story. Remember that, when making love in a time of cholera, an AA person is best off looking for a BB mate, so that all their children will be cholera-resistant ABs.”
Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Matt Ridley
“Indeed, their bodies are designed with planned obsolescence called ageing that causes them to decay after they reach breeding age – or, in the case of squid or Pacific salmon, to die at once. None of this makes any sense unless you view the body as a vehicle for the genes, as a tool used by genes in their competition to perpetuate themselves. The body’s survival is secondary to the goal of”
Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Matt Ridley
“Different versions of genes rise and fall in popularity driven often by the rise and fall of diseases. There is a regrettable human tendency to exaggerate stability, to believe in equilibrium.”
Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

Matt Ridley
“Indeed, even if the permanent secretary was fat, hypertensive or a smoker, he was still less likely to suffer a heart attack at a given age than a thin, non-smoking, low-blood-pressure janitor.”
Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

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