They were also the first ones to truly understand the relationship between pitch, roll & yaw.

I would apply an L1-regularized regression where the variables are simple 0-1 for the presence of the gene. The L1-regularization helps you deal with the high-dimensionality of the problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso_(statistics)

Since these are ages, I wouldn't assume an underlying Gaussian distribution. Making that change isn't as hard as you think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_linear_model

As Always: Consult your friendly neighborhood statistician

The FCC is allowed to issue radio broadcasting licenses that prevent pirate radio stations, thereby "intervening" on my choice of media.

Learn some law.

They specifically only have that because of limits of the commons though.