If you’ve ever seen President Obama dance, you know that he got his rhythm gene from his mother. And according to a new study, that may explain all the difficulties he’s encountered in his first year in office.
LiveScience.com reports the rhythm-challenged details:
A study published in the Public Library of Science’s genetics journal in 2006 suggested that long ago the ability to dance was actually connected to the ability to survive.
According to the study, dancing was a way for our prehistoric ancestors to bond and communicate, particularly during tough times. As a result, scientists believe that early humans who were coordinated and rhythmic could have had an evolutionary advantage.
The researchers examined the DNA of a group of dancers and non-dancers and found that the dancers shared two genes associated with a predisposition for being good social communicators.
It was not reported if there were any genes associated with the inability to communicate without a Teleprompter.
Source: LiveScience.com
