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#1 Waser Lave

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Posted 05 December 2008 - 08:17 PM

http://news.bbc.co.u...lth/7767877.stm

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Men of higher intelligence tend to produce better quality sperm, UK research suggests.

A team from the Institute of Psychiatry analysed data from former US soldiers who served during the Vietnam war era.

They found that those who performed better on intelligence tests tended to have more - and more mobile - sperm.

The study, which appears in the journal Intelligence, appears to support the idea that genes underlying intelligence may have other biological effects too.

Therefore, if tiny mutations impair intelligence, they might also harm other characteristics, such as sperm quality.

Conversely, people with robust genes might be blessed with a biological "fitness factor" making them fit, healthy and smart.


I'm not sure what else to add to it so yeah...

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    #2 Ender

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    Posted 05 December 2008 - 08:19 PM

    -shrugs- Makes sense, from an evolutionary standpoint.

    #3 hungryhippo

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    Posted 05 December 2008 - 08:55 PM

    Yay evolution smile.gif Smart swimmers haha

    #4 pyke

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 08:37 AM

    Makes sense to me. Intelligent sperm!

    #5 Reaper

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 09:21 AM

    I hope thats true....that'll stop people (that should never have kids) from having 12 tongue.gif

    #6 Random

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 09:47 AM

    Sunscorh's sperm must be Phelp's status.

    #7 The Dirty Filipino

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 12:59 PM

    Edit: I thought I had a witty remark, but I lost it.

    Edited by T.E.I., 06 December 2008 - 01:00 PM.


    #8 BillyMays

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 01:08 PM

    great another awful pickup line for me to use

    #9 -neospacian

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 02:53 PM

    QUOTE (Reaper @ Dec 6 2008, 09:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I hope thats true....that'll stop people (that should never have kids) from having 12 tongue.gif


    you would think so but it still doesn't deter people lol..


    this is totally true... smarter people do tend to have smarter kisd so i guess the sperm would be more active.

    now imagine how active Steven Hawking's sperm is lol.. blink.gif

    #10 Gone

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 03:25 PM

    Why not do a study on fertility of women who fair well on "intelligence tests"? Sexist...

    #11 Waser Lave

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 03:26 PM

    QUOTE (Danuwa @ Dec 6 2008, 11:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Why not do a study on fertility of women who fair well on "intelligence tests"? Sexist...


    Because women don't have sperm duh... rolleyes.gif

    #12 Gone

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 03:27 PM

    QUOTE (Waser Lave @ Dec 6 2008, 05:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Because women don't have sperm duh... rolleyes.gif


    I stated test "fertility" of women not sperm, pay attention.

    #13 Waser Lave

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 03:41 PM

    QUOTE (Danuwa @ Dec 6 2008, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I stated test "fertility" of women not sperm, pay attention.


    You're no fun...

    #14 Gone

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    Posted 06 December 2008 - 03:43 PM

    QUOTE (Waser Lave @ Dec 6 2008, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    You're no fun...


    Well go make yourself some sperm cake.

    #15 Ives

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    Posted 07 December 2008 - 05:23 PM

    Is it merely evolutionary or is it beyond that? Cognitive testing tends to be flawed in many respects. It could just be the fact theyre less likely to get shot or do something stupid that would be bad to their sperm count.

    #16 Fatal

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    Posted 07 December 2008 - 11:10 PM

    Sounds Sweet, and Sexual.


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