Re: [autism-challenge] full text: A hedge-fund titan stirs up research into auti

[Guest guest]

Diane,

Maybe Dan Olmsted who writes " The Age of Autism " would be interested

in your twins' case.

Hope

> > >

> > > Many of us feel as if many and perhaps most NIH-funded studies

> > about

> > > autism genetics omitted the environmental aspect of gene-

> > environment

> > > interactions. After flushing quite a few million dollars down

> a

> > toilet

> > > dedicated to " must be genetic " models, the grant-getters then

> > devised

> > > the multi-gene " must be genetic " model. In most and perhaps

> all

> > such

> > > studies, the role of environmental factors like toxins and

> > pathogens, if

> > > at all, is given brief mention. Also, many studies find that

> > although a

> > > weak allele associates with a given trait, many people lacking

> the

> > trait

> > > have the weak allele, and many people with the trait do not

> have

> > the

> > > weak allele. The WSJ article Stan provided included a

> preaching

> > against

> > > environmental factors:

> > >

> > > " Mr. Simons thinks there's no compelling evidence for some

> parents'

> > > contention that autism is caused by vaccines or some other

> > > environmental factor. " People want an answer and people want a

> > > villain, the evil drug companies or whatever, " says Mr.

> Simons. He

> > > says the only thing he believes for sure is that genes play a

> big

> > role. " (1)

> > >

> > > Might we conclude that Simons is biased against the

> notion " gene

> > > environment interactions " ? 'Tis no wonder Ed " must be

> genetic "

> > Cook and

> > > CAN's Jon Shestack are on the Simons team.

> > >

> > > Furthermore, Simons is a " hedge-fund titan " , thus much of his

> > wealth

> > > likely derives from industries whose profit stream is at least

> > somewhat

> > > based upon patenting, production, sales, and distribution of

> toxic

> > > molecules. Thus Simons has a financial incentive to promote

> and

> > fund a

> > > " must be genetic " model even as he preaches against the

> > possibility of

> > > environmental factors. He is as centered in modernity's toxic

> > orthodoxy

> > > as were the officials who demanded the Inquisition of Galileo

> and

> > who

> > > decreed the death of Giardano Bruno.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > 1. A hedge-fund titan stirs up research into autism

> > > http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05349/622925.stm

> > > Thursday, December 15, 2005

> > > By Regalado, The Wall Street Journal

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Many frequently asked questions and answers can be found at

> <http://forums.autism-rxguidebook.com/default.aspx>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Well put . I think that if they studied the DNA of all people

with blue cars and did some fancy statistical manipulations they could

find a group of genes that they all had in common. So I think they

probably will " find " this multi-gene model that they are looking for.

What will they do when they find it. Offer pregnant women a test?

This is what scares me the most.

Hope

>

> Many of us feel as if many and perhaps most NIH-funded studies about

> autism genetics omitted the environmental aspect of gene-environment

> interactions. After flushing quite a few million dollars down a toilet

> dedicated to " must be genetic " models, the grant-getters then devised

> the multi-gene " must be genetic " model. In most and perhaps all such

> studies, the role of environmental factors like toxins and

pathogens, if

> at all, is given brief mention. Also, many studies find that although a

> weak allele associates with a given trait, many people lacking the

trait

> have the weak allele, and many people with the trait do not have the

> weak allele. The WSJ article Stan provided included a preaching against

> environmental factors:

>

> " Mr. Simons thinks there's no compelling evidence for some parents'

> contention that autism is caused by vaccines or some other

> environmental factor. " People want an answer and people want a

> villain, the evil drug companies or whatever, " says Mr. Simons. He

> says the only thing he believes for sure is that genes play a big

role. " (1)

>

> Might we conclude that Simons is biased against the notion " gene

> environment interactions " ? 'Tis no wonder Ed " must be genetic " Cook

and

> CAN's Jon Shestack are on the Simons team.

>

> Furthermore, Simons is a " hedge-fund titan " , thus much of his wealth

> likely derives from industries whose profit stream is at least somewhat

> based upon patenting, production, sales, and distribution of toxic

> molecules. Thus Simons has a financial incentive to promote and fund a

> " must be genetic " model even as he preaches against the possibility of

> environmental factors. He is as centered in modernity's toxic

orthodoxy

> as were the officials who demanded the Inquisition of Galileo and who

> decreed the death of Giardano Bruno.

>

>

>

> 1. A hedge-fund titan stirs up research into autism

> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05349/622925.stm

> Thursday, December 15, 2005

> By Regalado, The Wall Street Journal

>

[Guest guest]

Hope, he's actually been to my home and interviewed us -- I'm hoping

to see something in the future. ...

> > > >

> > > > Many of us feel as if many and perhaps most NIH-funded

studies

> > > about

> > > > autism genetics omitted the environmental aspect of gene-

> > > environment

> > > > interactions. After flushing quite a few million dollars

down

> > a

> > > toilet

> > > > dedicated to " must be genetic " models, the grant-getters

then

> > > devised

> > > > the multi-gene " must be genetic " model. In most and

perhaps

> > all

> > > such

> > > > studies, the role of environmental factors like toxins and

> > > pathogens, if

> > > > at all, is given brief mention. Also, many studies find

that

> > > although a

> > > > weak allele associates with a given trait, many people

lacking

> > the

> > > trait

> > > > have the weak allele, and many people with the trait do

not

> > have

> > > the

> > > > weak allele. The WSJ article Stan provided included a

> > preaching

> > > against

> > > > environmental factors:

> > > >

> > > > " Mr. Simons thinks there's no compelling evidence for some

> > parents'

> > > > contention that autism is caused by vaccines or some other

> > > > environmental factor. " People want an answer and people

want a

> > > > villain, the evil drug companies or whatever, " says Mr.

> > Simons. He

> > > > says the only thing he believes for sure is that genes

play a

> > big

> > > role. " (1)

> > > >

> > > > Might we conclude that Simons is biased against the

> > notion " gene

> > > > environment interactions " ? 'Tis no wonder Ed " must be

> > genetic "

> > > Cook and

> > > > CAN's Jon Shestack are on the Simons team.

> > > >

> > > > Furthermore, Simons is a " hedge-fund titan " , thus much of

his

> > > wealth

> > > > likely derives from industries whose profit stream is at

least

> > > somewhat

> > > > based upon patenting, production, sales, and distribution

of

> > toxic

> > > > molecules. Thus Simons has a financial incentive to

promote

> > and

> > > fund a

> > > > " must be genetic " model even as he preaches against the

> > > possibility of

> > > > environmental factors. He is as centered in modernity's

toxic

> > > orthodoxy

> > > > as were the officials who demanded the Inquisition of

Galileo

> > and

> > > who

> > > > decreed the death of Giardano Bruno.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > 1. A hedge-fund titan stirs up research into autism

> > > > http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05349/622925.stm

> > > > Thursday, December 15, 2005

> > > > By Regalado, The Wall Street Journal

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Many frequently asked questions and answers can be found at

> > <http://forums.autism-rxguidebook.com/default.aspx>

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >