Praneeth Katta

“The body is the victim, plaything, battleground and vehicle for the ambitions of genes.”
― 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

“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

“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