From one of my medical list serves.

[Garson O'Toole]

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs has a relevant entry:

There’s no lifeguard in the gene pool.

1985 The Economist 294, no. 7381 (16 Feb.) 100 (lead-in of a
classified ad for the 1984 book Reality in Transition, by Michael
Spiegel): "Does our gene pool need a lifeguard?"

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Dan Nussbaum <yekkey at aol.com> wrote:
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>  This poor child has one of those gene pools with no lifeguard
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> Daniel Nussbaum II, MD, FAAP
> Retired Developmental Pediatrician
> New Bedford, Massachusetts
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