genomania
n.— «The scientist responsible for this latest little outbreak of what has been dubbed “genomania” in foreign media—best defined as a fixation with simplistic pseudo-science purporting to link genetic variation with various human behaviours and traits—is one Rod Lea, a runner-up in this year’s young scientist awards.» —“The day the media took the gene out of genius” by Finlay Macdonald Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) Aug. 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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