Praneeth Katta

“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

“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 have all daughters and no sons.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“The fact that heart disease is a symptom of lack of control explains a good deal about its sporadic appearance. It explains why so many people in senior jobs have heart attacks soon after they retire and ‘take it easy’. From running offices they often move to lowly and menial jobs (washing dishes, walking the dog) in domestic environments run by their spouses.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

“Ecology, like genetics, is not about equilibrium states. It is about change, change and change. Nothing stays the same forever.”
― Matt Ridley, Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters