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    Quote Originally Posted by Logan13 View Post
    obviously, you did not read the entire study.

    It was amazing," Featherstone said. "I never thought we'd be able to do that sort of thing, because sexual orientation is supposed to be hard-wired. This fundamentally changes how we think about this behavior."

    Flies with a mutated form of the GB gene are bisexual. It appears they're unable to distinguish chemical smells, called pheromones, that tell whether other flies are male or female.
    I did read it.
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    Humans have a similar gene. But it's unclear what effect, if any, the gene has on homosexual behavior in people, said biologist David Featherstone of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
    You left this part out of your quote.
    Quote Originally Posted by thegodfather View Post
    Sexuality is hard-wired. The article contradicts itself. It says right there that they mutate the "GB gene." That means they are altering the genetic makeup of the organism to produce a desired result, not using a drug to fix them. To be used in humans you would need a retrovirus to change these genes
    I agree with above. They're manipulating genes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlos_E View Post
    I did read it.

    You left this part out of your quote.
    No, you included that part in your post. I simply added what you conveniantly left out...............

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