This was a really interesting article on perceptions and aspirations about body image for women and men. Pop culture and fashion change so often that's it's hard to keep up. It's even harder when ideas about body image change, because you are born with your body and genes. You can't change your body to fit transitory cultural or fashion seasons. ( Read more... )

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Several twin studies show that when one identical twin is homosexual, the probability that the other twin will also be homosexual is 50-60%, whereas the concordance rate is only about 20% for fraternal twins and only about 11% for pairs of biologically unrelated boys adopted into the same family (Baily & Pillard, 1991; Baily, Pullard, Neale, & ( Read more... )

Earwax is pretty interesting, perfect for its job.

Do not use ear candles. It's moronic.

List of Mendelian Traits in humans, where genetics dictate whether you have something ot not. Like fused or hanging earlobes, or dry or wet earwax.

Phenylthiocarbamide--the chemical your genes tell you if you can taste or not. Smokers and coffee drinkers ( Read more... )