Genetically Wrapped

Exploring Humanity's Evolutionary Development

  • Bagging a Territory to Secure a Mate

    Bagging a Territory to Secure a Mate

    Different animals have different reproductive strategies. The only common characteristic is that each strategy is purposefully designed to secure the best reproductive partner available. By doing this an animal aims to give their off-spring the best genetic prospects. A common reproductive strategy is for the male to acquire a particular territory and then to seek […]

  • Marriage – For Better or For Worse?

    Marriage – For Better or For Worse?

    The idea that marriage is purely a formal, public pledge of love, devotion, and commitment misunderstands the historical and genealogical purpose of this ceremonial bond. We should abandon any romantic notions we might have, and, instead, recognise marriage for what it really is – a managerial, controlling practice. In our early societal existence, male leaders […]

  • Interfering with Nature – Should I Get Involved?

    Interfering with Nature – Should I Get Involved?

    On its back with its feet in the air, a wood louse was stranded in the middle of the patio. Defenceless and in the open, its future looked bleak. Gallantly, we came to the rescue. We turned it over. But, more than that, we moved it to a less exposed part of the garden where […]

  • Humanity’s Evolutionary Downfall

    Humanity’s Evolutionary Downfall

    The greatest threat to humanity is not nuclear obliteration, environmental catastrophe, meteor strike or a contagious virus. The greatest threat to our survival comes from ourselves and our relentless drive to develop and progress the world we live in. Generally, we perceive progress to be good for us. It means that we live longer, that […]

  • Geneterprise – Understanding The Business of Sex

    Geneterprise – Understanding The Business of Sex

    Our sex life is our business. We operate, sexually, as if we are running a business. The way we form relationships is similar to the methods employed by any commercial enterprise. It all comes down to marketing. As individuals we are just another product on the supermarket shelf. As such, we must sell our self […]

  • Understanding The Mathematics of Genetic Success

    Understanding The Mathematics of Genetic Success

    In Nature, there is beauty, order and balance. There also exists within Nature a strong interdependence as different elements live off one another. One creature survives because another dies; one creature’s existence is inextricably linked to that of another. In an established environment, everything fits together wonderfully. Furthermore, as a self-perpetuating, enhancing force, there is […]

  • Fated for Illness

    Fated for Illness

    Most of the time, we just take it for granted. We don’t even think about it. We usually have other, more pressing matters on our minds. And most of the time, we can get away with it. It’s not an issue. We can get on with our lives. And then it strikes. We can suddenly […]

  • Blood Types – Chance or Design?

    Blood Types – Chance or Design?

    Here’s a genetic oddity….. Why do we have different blood types? One would think that human blood would be the same all over. It’s a commodity product. It is there to do a job. It delivers nutrients throughout the body, delivers oxygen and removes carbon dioxide, staves off infections, and carries hormones. Yet we have […]

  • Migration – A Genetic Benefit

    Migration – A Genetic Benefit

    Delving into genetic ancestry, it is thought that all Europeans are descendants of Charlemagne, an eighth-century king who had numerous children, mostly illegitimate offspring from his concubines. It seems we’re not so dissimilar after all – we all carry sequences of DNA that match each other even though we may be from opposing ends of […]