(2005-06-03) — Experiments on fruit flies have revealed conclusive evidence that homosexuality is caused by scientists, according a report in the journal Cell.
The startling findings, by a team of researchers at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, proved that when scientists alter a single gene in the female drosophila (fruit fly) it abandons natural relations with males and begins courting other females.
“For years we’ve wondered whether homosexuality was genetic, environmental or just a choice,” said an unnamed scientist from the research team. “Now we can definitively state that it is a choice. In 100 percent of our tests, the determining factor in homosexual orientation was the choice of a scientist to activate or disable individual genes.”
The report received almost universal praise in the scientific community, because the difficulty in converting an insect to homosexuality indicates that laboratories will likely have an abundant supply of fruit flies for years to come.
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1 basil's blog // Jun 3, 2005 at 12:31 pm
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3 A Stitch in Haste // Jun 3, 2005 at 10:52 pm
Gay Fruitflies, or Fruit Gayflies, or Something
I stick to my caveat that gays should not expect discoveries such as this to change many opinions, especially among those not eager to have their opinions changed.
4 Pillage Idiot // Jun 5, 2005 at 1:02 pm
Genetics update
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