No, Scientists Have Not Found the 'Gay Gene'

[Abdul Alhazred]

A perfect example of media hype and lack of skepticism.

No, Scientists Have Not Found the 'Gay Gene'
The Atlantic

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This week, a team from the University of California, Los Angeles claimed to have found several epigenetic marks—chemical modifications of DNA that don’t change the underlying sequence—that are associated with homosexuality in men. Postdoc Tuck Ngun presented the results yesterday at the American Society of Human Genetics 2015 conference. Nature News were among the first to break the story based on a press release issued by the conference organisers. Others quickly followed suit. “Have They Found The Gay Gene?” said the front page of Metro, a London paper, on Friday morning.

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A genetic component? Sure.

But say there is a "gay gene" is about on the level of saying there is a gene for "being smart".
The claim is not just wrong, it is vacuous.