TRC #427: Possession Is 9-10ths Of The Law? + Genes Predict Athletic Performance? + What Is Organic?

organic-badgeAdam kicks things off by decoding the common phrase ‘possession is 9/10ths of the law’. Next Cristina looks into whether direct-to-consumer genetic tests can really help predict a child’s athletic predisposition. Lastly, Darren checks into what the organic label really means.

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Possession Is 9/10th Of The Law

Adverse possession – Wikipedia

What does “Possession is 9/10’s of the law” mean? – Yahoo Answers

Possession is nine-tenths of the law – Wikipedia

Genes Predict Athletic Performance

YouTube: Kathryn North Video

Daily Mail: Genetic Test Snake Oil

Genetic Tests: Science Or Snake Oil?

Wikipedia: Greg Rutherford

Direct To Consumer Genetic Testing

CBC Genetic Testing For Sport Performance

DNA Fit

A Genetic-based Algorithm For Personalized Resistance Training

Slashdot Science

The Atlantic: The Genetics Of Being Injury Prone

Robert Green

Speed Gene: Fact Or Fiction

Scientific American: Genes And Sports Talent

What Is Organic?

TRC Episode #182

Lifehacker

Wikipedia

Straight Dope

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2 Responses to TRC #427: Possession Is 9-10ths Of The Law? + Genes Predict Athletic Performance? + What Is Organic?

  1. Ian says:

    The link needs fixing. It goes to episode 426.5 rather than 427 right now.

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