Monday, August 20, 2007

Don't It make my Brown Eyes Blue

What if the results in this article are true? Will people rush out to genetically alter their offspring? I certainly hope not. But, it is an interesting article nonetheless.

I did an informal non-scientific study once when I was sitting in an airport waiting for a flight. I noticed that the majority of the pilots has blue eyes. Of course, I did not conduct a scientific study or use accepted sampling methods. But, as I sat and observed the pilots coming and going around me, I noticed that the majority had blue eyes. But, that is anecdotal at best. It would be interesting to see how this study was conducted and what population was sampled etc.

I wonder what color Einstein's eyes were. What about DaVinci's, Newton's, Pascal's. Incidentally, Stephen Hawking has blue eyes.


http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22274609-2,00.html

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