Amusing: genetics of magic

[dracodraconis]

A recent study published in the British Journal of Medicine discusses the genes that appear to control for magic. They report that FOXP2 and MCR1 may be involved, based on long-term study involving muggles, witches, wizards and squibs as documented by J.K. Rowling. Follow the link to the BMJ website to read the full paper in either HTML or PDF form. Found on "Greg Laden's Blog", courtesy of ScienceBlogs.