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NEW STUDY SAYS NO GENETIC BASIS FOR HOMOSEXUALITY

Monday June 15, 1998 See today’s LifeSiteNews stories Send news tips NEW STUDY SAYS NO GENETIC BASIS FOR HOMOSEXUALITY TORONTO, June 15 (LSN) – The Globe and Mail reported last week a new study finding no genetic foundation for homosexuality, the so-called “gay gene.” Dr. Dean Hamer of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) claimed in 1995 to have found that homosexuality was a genetic trait. However, Dr. Alan Sanders, also of the NIH, replicated Hamer’s study for verification purposes, and found no evidence to support Hamer’s “discovery.” SHARE THIS STORY: E-mail Print Newsvine Digg Reddit Del.icio.us Facebook

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Monday June 15, 1998

NEW STUDY SAYS NO GENETIC BASIS FOR HOMOSEXUALITY

TORONTO, June 15 (LSN) – The Globe and Mail reported last week a new study finding no genetic foundation for homosexuality, the so-called “gay gene.” Dr. Dean Hamer of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) claimed in 1995 to have found that homosexuality was a genetic trait. However, Dr. Alan Sanders, also of the NIH, replicated Hamer’s study for verification purposes, and found no evidence to support Hamer’s “discovery.”

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