Welsh have survival gene

[Whaleboy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3120083.stm



Is it just me or is science taking a turn for the worse lately?

[Kuciwalker]

Yes.

Prof Aaron said: "Whenever Welsh identity appears to be most under threat, an in-built survival gene is triggered that responds with a burst of new creative activity, often in a different direction from before."

Have they actually FOUND this gene? Or is it just a random thought from a stupid professor not in her field?

EDIT: apparently they haven't and she is

[Spiffor]

Whenever Welsh identity appears to be most under threat, an in-built survival gene is triggered that responds with a burst of new creative activity, often in a different direction from before

Can't that be said for whole humankind ?

[Whaleboy]

Or is it just a random thought from a stupid professor not in her field?

Probably the latter. However, it would seem to make some sense. The welsh as a race are the original Britons, before the Celts, Romans, Germans, Vikings, French etc. They, in turn, are descended directly from the people who live in the Basque region of Spain (strangely enough). A few dozen thousand years ago, humans (modern humans not neanderthals) populated most of Europe, but during a cold snap (a few thousand years), humans only lived in this Basque region. The Welsh are descended from the original europeans!

[Kropotkin]

Common stupidity; A professor that's doing something far away from the field of genetics use a term he/she doesn't fully understand to make a faulty simile.

[Whaleboy]

Well, I guess its a theory, not a proof, so she now has to prove it.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Spiffor

Whenever Welsh identity appears to be most under threat, an in-built survival gene is triggered that responds with a burst of new creative activity, often in a different direction from before

Can't that be said for whole humankind ?

Yes.

[Stefu]

What's with the late burst of Welsh-centered research?

[Kuciwalker]

Wales.

[Ted Striker]

The professor sound like one of those angry brothers always talking about the greatness of the African empires...

[Solly]

Yep, when the Welsh start to decline I just go out and impregnate another 100 Welsh girls..

[Victor Galis]

This looks like an article that would fit right into http://english.pravda.ru's science section.

[CerberusIV]

The problem is essentially several centuries of english colonisation and dilution of the welsh gene pool leading to an obsession with aspects of cultural heritage that no successful nation would bother to claim. A damaging trait usually espoused most loudly by english immigrants who moved to wales because they can't stand the reality of their own country.

Unless of course sheep do have a survival gene.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by elijah


Probably the latter. However, it would seem to make some sense. The welsh as a race are the original Britons, before the Celts, Romans, Germans, Vikings, French etc. They, in turn, are descended directly from the people who live in the Basque region of Spain (strangely enough). A few dozen thousand years ago, humans (modern humans not neanderthals) populated most of Europe, but during a cold snap (a few thousand years), humans only lived in this Basque region. The Welsh are descended from the original europeans!

Has this been shown through genetic study? How can one find an example of the genetic material of the "original" Britons, much less a large enough sample to feel reasonably sure that the sample isn't itself an anomoly?

[Timexwatch]

Have they discovered the Welsh sheep-****ging gene yet? That might be worth breeding out...

P.S. When in the hell did ****ging become a censored word?