Letter: Freemason gene
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir: Lt Comm M. B. S. Higham, RN, (letter, 16 July) is quite right to point out that Freemasons do not belong to any kind of secret society, but it is interesting to note the strong hint of a hereditary principle in the male line - membership of the craft passing from grandfathers to fathers and sons, embracing brothers and even cousins. Can we assume that scientists will soon be able to isolate the responsible gene?
Yours faithfully,
JOHN MATTHEWS
Clifton,
Bristol
16 July
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