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DNA test claims to predict sexual orientation, but experts advise caution

A new genetic test that claims to predict male sexual orientation with up to 70 percent accuracy has attracted plenty of attention in the scientific community, but experts warn that the findings of the research may be unreliable. Researchers in the US say that their new algorithm can determine whether a male is straight or gay by analysing epigenetic markers that affect gene expression – with a single saliva sample being all it takes to reveal which team you’re playing for. “To our knowledge, this is the first example of a predictive model for sexual orientation b

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Pope Met With His Gay Friend In Washington

MARISA MARCHITELLIIn this still from a video taken by Marisa Marchitelli, Yayo Grassi, left, and his partner Iwan Bagus, center, can be seen greeting Pope Francis, right, at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C. Pope Francis privately met with a gay couple last week while visiting Washington, D.C., according to several news reports Friday. Yayo Grassi, an openly gay Argentine-American caterer who lives in the Washington area and is a former student of the pope’s, met with Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature one day before the pope met Kim Davis, the Kentucky count